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 Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
550
450
250
200
250
250
400
250
350
400
250
250
250
200
200
200
150
km/h
50
SSW
40
SSW
65
W
75
W
75
W
95
WSW
55
W
35
WSW
50
SW
75
WSW
80
WSW
70
W
35
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
80
W
70
W
100
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
1
3
1
6
3
2
5
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-5
-2
-1
-2
-11
-13
-14
-18
-15
-13
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-16
-16
-12
-2
-1
-9
-11
-14
-16
-18
-18
-15
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-17
 chill °C
-30
-30
-22
-13
-11
-23
-25
-25
-32
-35
-36
-31
-23
-23
-25
-24
-23
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
1100
1800
200
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
150
300
200
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
ASCATB66E53S
528 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB66E54S
536 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB66E52S
537 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB66E51S
571 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 266).
- km
SHIP11602
590 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP9653
590 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
SHIP6174
590 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
ASCATB65E53S
592 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB65E54S
602 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 334).
- 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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