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 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
400
300
300
300
350
200
250
250
600
150
150
150
150
200
300
250
300
km/h
55
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
70
WNW
70
NW
85
NW
85
WNW
120
WNW
75
WNW
65
NW
65
NNW
110
NNW
95
NW
60
WNW
80
SSW
90
W
95
WSW
75
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
1
—
—
3
9
3
7
5
1
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-12
-8
-6
-5
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-2
-3
-17
-17
-13
-13
-16
-12
min °C
-17
-15
-10
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-2
-14
-18
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
 chill °C
-32
-30
-22
-19
-17
-17
-17
-19
-21
-19
-13
-31
-36
-34
-30
-33
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
500
600
550
1400
2100
600
650
1550
2300
1050
200
150
50
0
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-9-7-6-4-4-5-7-6-2-9-18-18-15-15-16-15-15-12-7-4-3-10-3-5-42-5-13-13-12-13-13-12-9-8-3-1-1240-205-1-6-6-8-9-7-8001113432244110-111
Sunrise
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
Sunset
—
6:54
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW 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
ASCATB74E53S
53 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
74 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB74E52S
93 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB75E52S
105 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB76E53S
139 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB76E52S
153 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB74E54S
154 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB73E54S
161 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
167 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB76E54S
195 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 226).
- 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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