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 Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
300
250
300
300
400
300
300
300
km/h
100
WSW
100
WSW
100
WSW
130
WSW
125
WSW
125
WSW
115
W
155
WSW
125
WSW
95
W
90
W
55
WSW
85
SW
95
SW
90
SW
115
SW
110
SW
120
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
6
5
2
9
3
5
3
—
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-18
-8
-5
-4
-2
0
-4
-8
-11
-12
-15
-17
-16
-10
-5
-2
1
min °C
-21
-19
-16
-6
-5
-4
0
-8
-11
-11
-13
-18
-18
-16
-15
-8
-4
-3
 chill °C
-41
-38
-34
-20
-19
-17
-11
-24
-28
-27
-29
-34
-35
-34
-32
-22
-17
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
450
700
750
1900
250
50
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
1400
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-24-15-8-7-5-4-8-12-16-17-21-22-17-14-9-6-4-21-19-12-6-5-30-6-10-11-13-17-18-16-13-7-3-1-12-11-8-4-1-13-4-7-6-8-10-12-12-9-4-11-3-2023343111-1-3-3-2012
Sunrise
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:27
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW 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
ASCATC73E53S
41 km S
15m alt.
5 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC74E53S
57 km SE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
72 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
80 km ESE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC74E52S
85 km NNE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB73E52S
98 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC75E52S
102 km NE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB72E53S
137 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB74E52S
146 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC76E53S
146 km ESE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 240).
- 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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