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 Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
200
550
300
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
400
250
300
300
400
km/h
100
W
95
WSW
85
W
100
WSW
100
WSW
95
WSW
115
WSW
125
WSW
115
WSW
130
WSW
135
WSW
115
WSW
75
W
75
W
75
WSW
90
SW
105
SW
95
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
2
2
3
6
2
11
2
1
1
—
1
5
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-15
-19
-20
-18
-9
-6
-7
-4
-3
-6
-9
-9
-10
-13
-19
-18
-12
min °C
-8
-18
-20
-21
-19
-16
-7
-7
-6
-3
-9
-10
-9
-11
-18
-19
-19
-18
 chill °C
-22
-36
-39
-41
-38
-33
-22
-22
-20
-16
-25
-26
-23
-25
-35
-37
-38
-37
Freezing level m
150
0
0
0
0
0
350
250
400
1400
300
50
100
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-21-26-27-24-15-8-8-6-6-10-11-13-15-20-24-22-17-7-17-20-21-19-13-7-7-5-3-8-10-9-11-16-19-19-15-3-9-12-12-11-8-5-5-41-4-7-4-6-9-13-13-112-1-3-3-2022233101-1-4-4-1
Sunrise
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:23
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—
6:24
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB85E58S
941 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB85E59S
942 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB86E57S
948 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB86E58S
954 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB87E57S
961 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB88E56S
973 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB86E59S
992 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB87E58S
1004 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB89E55S
1011 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 357).
- 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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