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 Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
250
150
200
150
200
250
350
300
250
250
250
300
km/h
85
NNW
80
WNW
95
WSW
45
NW
85
NNW
100
NW
100
NW
85
NW
65
WSW
55
SW
65
W
80
W
85
W
85
W
75
W
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
—
—
2
—
2
2
4
3
—
—
2
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
-3
-3
2
3
0
-12
-11
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
3
-12
-13
-12
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
 chill °C
-14
-14
-16
-16
-12
-6
-28
-29
-26
-28
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-27
Freezing level m
1800
1500
500
650
2400
2500
550
200
200
0
0
150
200
200
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-6-3-1-9-17-16-15-13-13-14-16-17-16-2-2-4-403-6-13-12-14-13-12-12-12-13-1322-1-137-1-6-6-10-9-8-7-6-7-7342236422-1011111
Sunrise
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
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—
7:06
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed 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
ASCATB75E54S
139 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
145 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB76E54S
185 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB76E53S
193 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB75E52S
217 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB76E55S
227 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB76E52S
254 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB77E54S
260 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB78E54S
272 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB77E53S
277 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 351).
- 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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