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 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
200
150
250
250
350
300
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
200
km/h
95
NNW
85
NW
100
NW
105
WNW
85
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
75
W
75
W
75
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
110
W
105
WSW
80
SW
60
W
55
W
95
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
4
1
4
2
—
—
2
1
1
2
—
1
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
-2
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-9
-7
-8
-5
-3
-1
-2
min °C
-1
1
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
-7
-9
-7
-4
-2
-4
 chill °C
-12
-9
-27
-28
-30
-29
-26
-26
-29
-30
-31
-31
-20
-24
-20
-15
-11
-16
Freezing level m
2400
2300
550
150
0
0
0
100
50
50
100
0
400
300
450
1100
1400
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-9-16-18-16-13-15-17-17-19-15-11-12-9-7-4-612-7-12-14-14-13-12-14-14-15-12-7-9-6-4-2-346-2-7-7-10-9-8-8-8-8-6-3-4-301146311-1011111222124
Sunrise
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
Sunset
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:07
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—
7:09
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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATC70E53S
264 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC70E52S
274 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC70E54S
298 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC70E51S
323 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC69E53S
328 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC69E52S
348 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC69E54S
357 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC71E50S
362 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC70E55S
363 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATC69E51S
385 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 352).
- 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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