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 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
300
250
450
200
400
350
250
250
250
200
150
250
300
250
150
1150
km/h
95
WSW
55
W
15
W
50
SSW
85
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
40
WSW
60
W
90
WNW
95
W
90
WSW
90
W
110
WNW
100
WNW
105
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
1
4
8
6
3
1
2
5
4
 mm
max °C
-4
-11
-13
-13
-16
-15
-12
-12
-11
-8
-10
-14
-14
-13
-13
-22
min °C
-10
-12
-13
-15
-17
-16
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-18
-18
-13
-15
-23
 chill °C
-25
-25
-24
-28
-34
-32
-27
-25
-23
-25
-26
-36
-36
-30
-32
-44
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
0
50
150
100
150
350
250
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-13-16-18-21-20-17-16-14-13-15-21-21-17-19-29-7-12-13-14-17-16-13-13-11-10-11-16-16-13-14-23-5-8-9-10-10-9-7-7-6-5-5-9-10-8-9-1410-1-2-1011122-1-11-1-5
Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
5:56
Sunset
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, calm 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 -8°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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
ASCATC73E53S
68 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC74E54S
75 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC73E54S
80 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC74E53S
84 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC72E54S
92 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB72E54S
97 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC72E53S
101 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
110 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC75E54S
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB72E53S
124 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 245).
- 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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