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 Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
450
250
250
300
300
250
200
200
200
200
350
300
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
80
SW
95
WSW
120
WSW
115
WSW
110
SW
105
WSW
60
WNW
95
WNW
105
W
95
WNW
65
WSW
85
SW
105
WSW
100
WSW
130
WSW
150
WSW
155
WSW
110
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
3
2
1
—
—
5
5
1
5
4
2
3
4
6
5
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-17
-17
-15
-12
-6
-5
-2
-2
-9
-17
-23
-23
-19
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-25
-18
-18
-16
-14
-10
-5
-4
-7
-12
-21
-25
-25
-21
-12
-7
-6
-9
 chill °C
-45
-35
-37
-34
-32
-25
-16
-16
-18
-28
-38
-46
-47
-41
-29
-23
-21
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
1550
2250
700
50
0
0
0
0
150
850
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-18-18-16-13-8-5-3-5-11-19-24-24-20-10-7-6-8-19-15-15-13-11-6-21-2-9-15-19-19-15-8-5-5-6-12-10-9-8-8-3141-5-8-11-12-9-5-2-2-3-2-100001430-1-2-3-11333
Sunrise
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2745 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
ASCATC56E51S
1245 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC55E54S
1255 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC55E55S
1258 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC55E53S
1261 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC56E50S
1262 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC55E56S
1270 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC55E52S
1278 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC55E57S
1280 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC55E51S
1302 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 254).
- 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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