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 Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
350
300
350
300
250
250
km/h
100
WSW
130
WSW
130
WSW
135
WSW
115
W
155
WSW
120
WSW
90
W
65
W
40
SSW
75
SW
90
SW
90
SW
90
WSW
120
WSW
155
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
4
2
7
3
5
4
—
—
11
2
1
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-2
-1
-5
-8
-11
-11
-13
-18
-15
-9
-6
-1
1
min °C
-16
-6
-5
-4
-1
-8
-13
-12
-12
-17
-18
-16
-15
-7
-4
-2
 chill °C
-34
-20
-19
-17
-13
-24
-31
-29
-26
-33
-34
-33
-32
-20
-16
-15
Freezing level m
50
450
600
600
1850
200
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
200
1500
1850
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Sunrise
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5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
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—
5:24
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—
5:20
—
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Sunset
—
—
6:20
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6:22
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6:23
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6:24
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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
ASCATC56E60S
1358 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC55E60S
1373 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC54E59S
1396 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC55E61S
1408 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC54E60S
1418 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC53E58S
1425 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC53E59S
1437 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC53E60S
1459 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC54E61S
1463 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- 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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