Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Forecast

Big Ben (Heard Island) · Australia
Issued: 10 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
150
150
150
200
200
200
250
300
250
200
300
200
150
200
300
km/h
25
WSW
55
WNW
65
W
60
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
80
SW
60
SW
55
W
45
W
35
WNW
50
NW
40
NW
25
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
5
6
2
2
4
2
4
1
5
10
1
4
 mm
max °C
-12
-11
-10
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-17
-20
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-18
 chill °C
-21
-24
-26
-28
-29
-34
-38
-30
-30
-30
-25
-27
-28
-27
-29
-33
Freezing level m
0
100
250
50
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
Sunset
5:42
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:49

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mawson Peak or Heard Pk. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
ASCATC64E58S
822 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC63E57S
824 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC63E58S
833 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC65E59S
836 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC62E56S
841 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC64E59S
854 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC62E57S
858 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC66E59S
860 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC61E56S
860 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 323).
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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