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 Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
100
100
200
200
200
200
250
300
550
500
500
400
450
350
650
km/h
95
WSW
90
WSW
55
NW
110
W
95
WSW
75
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
75
SSW
70
SW
50
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
W
75
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
11
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-11
-9
-15
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-11
-9
-4
min °C
-16
-15
-13
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-7
 chill °C
-34
-32
-30
-32
-31
-30
-31
-32
-34
-34
-32
-31
-24
-18
-12
-20
-17
-15
Freezing level m
0
50
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-17-15-20-19-18-20-21-22-22-20-18-15-14-15-14-13-9-15-13-11-15-14-14-16-16-17-17-16-16-14-13-12-12-10-6-8-8-6-8-7-8-9-9-9-9-10-11-10-9-8-7-5-211100-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-10
Sunrise
4:56
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—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
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—
4:47
—
—
4:43
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Sunset
—
6:46
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—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
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—
6:57
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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Thu 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
ASCATB77E54S
279 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB78E53S
302 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB78E54S
304 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB76E55S
309 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB77E55S
327 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB79E53S
336 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB78E55S
363 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB79E54S
369 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB79E52S
370 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB75E56S
389 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 286).
- 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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