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 20 Oct 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 -3°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 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 W on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
300
300
300
250
200
250
250
250
100
200
100
150
250
km/h
70
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
55
W
65
WNW
65
NW
90
NW
85
WNW
115
WNW
95
WNW
80
NNW
95
NNW
115
NNW
100
NW
60
WSW
65
SW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
3
3
2
—
1
6
7
4
4
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-15
-13
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-4
-7
-5
-2
-2
-18
-16
-12
min °C
-20
-17
-14
-11
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-7
-7
-2
-16
-18
-16
-14
 chill °C
-38
-32
-28
-23
-19
-17
-17
-19
-18
-22
-19
-13
-34
-37
-31
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
450
450
650
1200
2000
650
400
1500
2350
550
150
200
0
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Sunrise
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4:47
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4:43
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4:41
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4:39
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4:37
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Sunset
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6:54
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6:57
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6:59
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7:00
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7:01
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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 -3°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW 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 W on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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
0°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
ASCATC54E60S
1449 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC53E60S
1468 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC53E59S
1471 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC52E59S
1500 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC52E60S
1525 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC51E58S
1535 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC51E59S
1552 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC51E60S
1569 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC50E58S
1570 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 359).
- 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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