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 Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
350
350
300
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
300
350
300
250
250
250
200
km/h
105
SW
90
SW
90
WSW
110
WSW
135
WSW
135
WSW
125
WSW
145
W
150
W
120
WSW
120
WSW
95
WSW
40
WSW
55
WNW
105
W
70
WNW
85
WNW
65
W
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Snowflake cm
1
—
2
2
1
3
—
—
2
1
—
1
—
—
3
—
1
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
0.6
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-14
-9
-4
0
-1
2
4
4
-8
-10
-8
-5
-3
0
0
-2
-5
min °C
-17
-16
-14
-6
-1
-2
-1
3
-4
-10
-11
-12
-6
-5
-2
0
-2
-10
 chill °C
-36
-34
-30
-19
-13
-14
-12
-7
-18
-26
-28
-28
-17
-14
-13
-10
-13
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
550
1800
700
2600
3150
1250
150
150
0
0
0
1800
2000
1400
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-17-13-8-3-3-12-2-12-12-10-7-7-5-3-5-10-17-15-12-5-1-2140-9-11-10-6-4-10-2-8-11-12-9-211353-5-7-7-4-2232-4-2-2-1112244211-103332
Sunrise
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:24
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
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—
6:34
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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 fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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
ASCATB74E53S
65 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
68 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB74E52S
71 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
71 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SW
(75 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB75E52S
98 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB73E52S
98 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB72E53S
132 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the SW
(77 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB74E54S
147 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB72E52S
151 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB74E55S
159 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the SW
(82 kph at 220).
- 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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