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 Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
250
350
250
350
500
450
300
400
400
400
250
200
250
250
100
km/h
95
WSW
85
W
40
W
75
WSW
95
WSW
55
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
50
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
45
SW
50
W
55
WSW
55
WNW
95
SW
80
WSW
120
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
8
2
—
—
—
—
4
2
—
—
—
8
1
2
—
14
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-16
-18
-17
-15
-16
-19
-20
-24
-21
-19
-16
-10
-9
-8
-17
-10
-8
min °C
-21
-18
-19
-18
-16
-19
-20
-22
-25
-23
-20
-18
-11
-11
-15
-18
-15
-17
 chill °C
-40
-36
-35
-34
-34
-33
-33
-38
-42
-41
-37
-34
-23
-25
-29
-35
-31
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
300
1000
100
100
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-17-19-18-16-18-20-21-25-22-20-17-11-10-12-18-13-13-16-14-14-14-14-15-16-17-19-18-16-14-9-8-8-13-11-10-9-9-8-8-11-11-11-11-10-11-10-9-6-4-3-7-7-5000-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-10112112
Sunrise
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
ASCATB95E60S
1538 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB96E59S
1549 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB96E60S
1575 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB97E59S
1580 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB97E58S
1595 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB98E58S
1611 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB97E60S
1617 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB97E61S
1626 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB98E59S
1635 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- 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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