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 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
250
250
300
200
250
200
200
200
200
250
300
300
200
km/h
70
W
90
W
90
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
60
NW
85
WNW
100
W
125
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
110
W
105
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
90
W
140
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
6
2
1
—
—
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
4
1
—
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-17
-14
-7
-6
-2
-2
-5
-10
-17
-20
-19
-18
-16
-12
-7
min °C
-16
-17
-17
-16
-13
-6
-4
-3
-7
-15
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-14
-9
 chill °C
-32
-35
-35
-34
-29
-17
-16
-14
-22
-33
-40
-42
-40
-38
-36
-30
-24
Freezing level m
100
250
200
150
250
950
2300
2250
1100
350
150
50
0
0
0
100
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-17-15-10-6-3-3-6-13-19-21-20-19-17-13-8-12-12-13-12-8-411-3-9-14-15-15-15-15-11-6-8-6-7-7-5-1451-4-7-8-8-8-10-7-212111245332100012
Sunrise
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:11
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
Sunset
7:23
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:32
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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

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
330 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP7606
459 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
1566 km S
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP9092
460 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP1672
460 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
SHIP4126
460 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
SHIP5336
460 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP7306
460 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP4548
460 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- 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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