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 Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
400
300
250
250
200
150
150
150
200
300
350
300
300
200
600
km/h
100
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
25
WNW
35
NNW
25
W
40
WSW
65
SSE
55
S
30
SSW
55
W
90
W
85
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
1
1
1
1
9
4
3
5
2
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-16
-15
-15
-14
-6
-3
-1
-4
min °C
-20
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-3
-3
-9
 chill °C
-39
-32
-31
-30
-27
-24
-25
-25
-31
-31
-31
-26
-22
-16
-14
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
550
850
150
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Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
Sunset
5:45
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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
0°C
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
ASCATC53E61S
1526 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC53E62S
1535 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC52E60S
1542 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC52E61S
1561 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC51E59S
1573 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC51E60S
1581 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC51E61S
1588 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC50E59S
1607 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC50E60S
1625 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 274).
- 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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