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 Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
250
200
250
250
450
300
450
400
250
250
250
200
150
200
150
km/h
65
W
85
W
90
W
110
W
70
W
40
WSW
55
SW
80
WSW
80
W
80
W
50
WSW
70
W
95
WNW
100
WNW
110
WSW
120
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
1
5
8
5
2
5
 mm
max °C
-6
-2
-3
-4
-13
-16
-17
-20
-19
-17
-14
-13
-12
-15
-21
-21
min °C
-13
-2
-4
-11
-13
-17
-20
-22
-20
-19
-16
-13
-13
-18
-23
-24
 chill °C
-24
-13
-16
-27
-29
-30
-38
-40
-38
-37
-31
-27
-28
-37
-45
-48
Freezing level m
0
750
1400
150
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
150
300
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-2-4-8-13-17-19-21-20-18-15-13-13-17-22-23-8-3-2-7-12-14-15-17-15-14-12-10-10-13-17-17-6-21-4-9-9-10-11-9-7-7-6-5-6-10-1012320-1-1-1011122-1-2
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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
hy2c74E53S
77 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c73E53S
81 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c72E53S
94 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c73E54S
97 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c74E54S
112 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c73E52S
117 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c75E53S
125 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c74E52S
126 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c72E52S
144 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c71E53S
157 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 315).
- 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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