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 Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
500
450
400
300
300
300
250
200
250
250
250
500
650
200
250
300
km/h
65
SW
75
SW
65
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
90
N
85
NW
100
WNW
95
W
40
NNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WSW
35
WSW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
1
—
1
—
2
9
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-16
-14
-11
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
-5
-5
-6
-5
-8
-12
-14
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-15
-13
-10
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-6
-7
-6
-6
-11
-14
-14
 chill °C
-33
-33
-32
-29
-26
-21
-14
-13
-14
-11
-14
-20
-17
-16
-15
-22
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1450
1950
1350
350
400
200
100
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-19-16-15-11-7-6-4-4-5-9-11-8-7-12-16-16-17-17-16-15-12-8-5-4-2-1-2-6-6-6-6-10-13-14-9-10-10-9-8-4-2-1032-2-2-3-4-6-8-9-1-1-10000014421110-1-1
Sunrise
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW 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
hy2c77E52S
292 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c78E52S
297 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c77E51S
305 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c76E51S
308 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c78E53S
328 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c78E51S
337 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c76E50S
345 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c77E50S
383 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c79E53S
387 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c79E52S
398 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 248).
- 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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