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: 4 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
300
250
200
150
200
250
200
200
100
200
250
200
200
200
250
300
300
km/h
55
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
95
NW
85
W
120
WSW
100
W
95
W
40
NNW
60
W
55
SSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
75
SW
70
SW
55
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
—
4
8
2
2
1
10
6
1
5
2
2
5
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-15
-9
-7
-8
-11
-12
-13
-9
-13
-11
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
min °C
-19
-17
-14
-7
-12
-13
-12
-14
-12
-14
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-34
-33
-28
-19
-27
-30
-28
-31
-22
-30
-26
-30
-32
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
50
450
100
50
200
100
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-20-14-11-13-15-16-18-14-19-17-20-21-22-23-23-22-20-19-16-12-7-10-12-12-14-11-14-12-15-16-17-17-17-17-16-11-9-8-2-6-8-7-7-7-7-6-9-10-9-10-10-9-10-2-1122111111-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
ASCATB87E59S
1059 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB88E58S
1063 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB89E57S
1082 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB88E59S
1096 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB89E58S
1115 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB90E56S
1118 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c89E51S
1122 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB90E57S
1124 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c88E49S
1126 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 178).
- 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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