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 Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
350
400
200
350
450
400
450
300
350
150
200
200
200
100
100
100
200
km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
25
W
20
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
75
NW
100
W
110
WSW
100
WSW
80
WSW
105
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
80
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
1
2
—
3
1
—
—
1
9
4
3
1
13
5
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
-19
-17
-15
-11
-8
-7
-11
-13
-9
-7
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-14
-13
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-17
-15
-9
-11
-12
-14
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-27
-27
-27
-23
-29
-33
-34
-32
-30
-21
-26
-29
-31
-28
-31
-31
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
50
150
150
300
100
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-17-20-22-25-23-20-16-10-12-15-18-13-15-19-19-18-14-13-15-16-17-19-18-16-13-9-9-12-14-11-11-14-14-14-8-10-10-11-11-11-11-10-8-5-6-8-7-6-5-7-7-8-1-1-2-3-2-2-2-10111112111
Sunrise
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
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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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
4°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB81E55S
525 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB80E56S
532 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB79E56S
534 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB82E54S
548 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB78E57S
572 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB79E57S
583 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB82E55S
590 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB81E56S
590 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB82E53S
596 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 309).
- 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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