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 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
200
250
250
300
200
250
300
300
300
300
km/h
75
W
100
W
105
W
75
W
70
WSW
80
W
105
W
105
W
100
W
95
WSW
100
WSW
90
W
60
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
1
—
2
3
2
2
4
4
2
1
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-7
-7
-4
-4
-6
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-9
-6
min °C
-4
-3
-6
-7
-8
-7
-4
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-13
-14
-13
-10
-8
 chill °C
-15
-15
-19
-20
-20
-19
-16
-28
-30
-29
-28
-28
-25
-27
-28
-26
-23
-20
Freezing level m
1450
1000
500
200
150
400
800
250
150
150
150
100
200
100
50
100
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-7-8-9-8-7-13-17-17-15-15-16-17-17-16-11-7-4-3-5-7-8-6-4-9-13-13-12-12-11-13-14-13-10-701-2-5-5-2-1-4-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-6-5122212321111111122
Sunrise
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
—
7:09
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:14
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:17
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—
7:20
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

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
ASCATB74E53S
46 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC74E53S
55 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC73E53S
70 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB74E52S
73 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
75 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC74E52S
77 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
78 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB73E52S
98 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC75E52S
106 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC73E52S
109 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 275).
- 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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