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 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed afternoon turning to light snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
300
300
350
350
300
200
200
250
300
200
300
250
200
200
km/h
145
W
135
WSW
90
W
110
W
100
SW
45
WSW
40
W
70
NW
125
NW
95
WNW
80
W
55
W
70
WNW
55
W
75
W
85
W
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
4
—
1
4
1
2
9
 mm
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
2
-4
-6
-8
-5
-3
-3
0
0
-6
-14
-15
-15
-16
-14
-12
min °C
4
-3
-5
-8
-11
-6
-4
-3
-2
-4
-13
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-13
 chill °C
-6
-16
-17
-23
-27
-17
-13
-12
-14
-16
-28
-29
-30
-32
-32
-32
-28
Freezing level m
3100
850
450
250
0
0
0
1050
2100
1100
100
50
50
0
0
50
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-2-7-10-11-8-6-7-4-5-12-19-20-22-21-19-174-1-5-7-10-6-4-3-1-2-10-15-15-16-16-15-1361-2-3-6-4-2032-5-8-7-9-9-9-733220-1-12542110001
Sunrise
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
Sunset
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Drizzle on Wed afternoon turning to light snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

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
ASCATB73E54S
46 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
66 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB74E53S
67 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the WNW
(73 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB74E54S
76 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the WNW
(76 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
105 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the WNW
(78 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
115 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB73E55S
156 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the WNW
(74 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB74E55S
170 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB73E52S
176 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB75E55S
177 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the WNW
(73 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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