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 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
200
150
150
100
200
250
350
300
300
km/h
55
W
60
WNW
65
NW
95
NNW
75
WNW
100
W
35
NW
80
NNW
80
NNW
105
NW
80
NW
70
WSW
50
SW
55
WSW
70
W
70
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
3
—
—
2
—
8
4
3
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
-2
-2
1
3
0
-13
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
1
-14
-13
-12
-13
-10
-9
-9
 chill °C
-21
-16
-13
-13
-12
-15
-14
-14
-8
-31
-30
-26
-28
-21
-22
-22
Freezing level m
350
450
900
1700
1500
750
1250
2100
2250
200
200
200
0
0
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-4-5-5-6-4-2-11-18-17-15-12-11-11-7-5-3-1-2-3-3-12-7-13-12-12-10-9-9-4-2-1231027-2-6-6-9-6-5-5111243226312-1011
Sunrise
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
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—
7:04
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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. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
ASCATC59E60S
1195 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC58E59S
1202 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC58E60S
1212 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC57E59S
1217 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC56E58S
1243 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC57E60S
1251 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC56E59S
1258 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC55E57S
1278 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC55E58S
1278 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 325).
- 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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