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 Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod rain
rain showers
light snow
clear
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
200
250
350
400
300
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
350
km/h
140
WSW
65
W
65
NW
70
WSW
110
SSW
90
SW
85
SW
110
WSW
125
WSW
150
WSW
140
WSW
155
W
115
WSW
90
WSW
95
WSW
85
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
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—
10
3
—
1
3
1
1
—
—
3
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
0.8
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-12
-16
-15
-9
-4
0
1
3
3
0
-10
-11
-7
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-17
-16
-16
-15
-6
-1
-1
3
2
-7
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-29
-26
-26
-33
-35
-33
-32
-20
-13
-13
-8
-9
-21
-28
-28
-26
Freezing level m
50
0
100
0
0
0
0
700
2050
2100
2850
2600
550
150
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-15-20-21-17-13-8-3-201-6-15-16-11-11-10-11-15-16-16-12-5-1033-4-11-12-9-8-5-6-9-11-12-9-12244-1-5-6-5101-1-2-2-2112343111
Sunrise
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5:26
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—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
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Sunset
—
—
6:23
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6:24
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6:27
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6:29
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6:30
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri 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
ASCATB74E54S
55 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB73E54S
57 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB74E53S
64 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the W
(74 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
92 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the W
(75 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
94 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the W
(75 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
101 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
103 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB72E54S
112 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC75E54S
119 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC76E54S
146 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 266).
- 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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