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 Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
250
150
250
150
200
300
350
250
250
250
250
300
350
300
300
km/h
85
WNW
90
WSW
50
NW
90
NNW
95
NW
100
NW
105
NW
90
WSW
55
SW
60
W
85
W
90
W
75
W
75
W
65
WSW
105
WSW
100
WSW
80
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
2
—
—
1
4
3
—
—
1
1
3
3
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-3
1
3
1
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-11
-7
-6
-3
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-2
3
-10
-13
-12
-14
-13
-11
-13
-13
-13
-15
-9
-7
-6
 chill °C
-14
-16
-14
-13
-6
-25
-30
-26
-29
-26
-25
-29
-28
-28
-30
-24
-21
-19
Freezing level m
1450
450
1000
2200
2450
700
100
0
0
0
100
100
100
100
0
350
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-7-4-2-8-17-16-15-13-13-15-16-17-16-11-11-8-2-4-3-13-5-13-12-14-13-11-12-13-13-13-8-7-52-1037-1-7-7-10-9-7-7-7-7-8-4-2-142246310-1011111122
Sunrise
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:07
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
55 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
40 km
SHIP2095
760 km W
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
4°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
ASCATB62E53S
797 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB62E54S
798 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB62E52S
810 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB62E53S
799 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB62E54S
800 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB62E52S
812 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB62E51S
838 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB61E53S
863 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- 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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