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 Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
250
250
300
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
150
km/h
75
W
85
WSW
90
WSW
100
W
105
WSW
90
SW
80
SW
75
W
90
W
100
WNW
70
W
65
WSW
80
W
100
W
110
W
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
3
6
1
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—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-7
-10
-10
-5
-3
-2
-3
-7
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
min °C
-14
-13
-13
-11
-10
-10
-10
-4
-3
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-12
-14
 chill °C
-29
-28
-29
-26
-26
-25
-24
-15
-15
-19
-20
-20
-22
-24
-29
-31
Freezing level m
50
150
100
250
200
150
200
1200
1000
600
150
150
250
200
200
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-17-13-12-11-10-7-5-7-9-8-11-11-15-18-14-13-13-9-10-10-8-4-3-5-7-8-8-9-12-13-8-7-7-5-6-7-4-10-1-5-6-5-6-7-61111211222212222
Sunrise
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4:33
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—
4:31
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4:28
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4:26
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4:24
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Sunset
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—
7:06
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7:07
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7:09
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7:12
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7:14
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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.
40 minutes ago
2°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
ASCATC60E60S
1155 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC59E60S
1156 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC59E59S
1158 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC58E59S
1168 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC60E61S
1181 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC57E58S
1190 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC58E60S
1208 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC57E59S
1212 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC59E61S
1218 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 261).
- 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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