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 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 -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate 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 -6°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).

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
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
200
300
400
200
450
350
350
450
450
250
300
250
250
250
100
km/h
90
W
85
W
45
W
75
WSW
85
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
50
WSW
60
SW
65
SSW
50
SW
45
WNW
80
WNW
105
WSW
135
W
75
W
110
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
9
2
—
—
1
—
3
1
—
—
—
7
2
1
—
11
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-16
-18
-17
-14
-16
-19
-20
-24
-23
-20
-14
-10
-11
-12
-13
-11
-6
min °C
-21
-18
-19
-18
-15
-18
-19
-22
-25
-25
-22
-18
-13
-11
-14
-14
-12
-16
 chill °C
-40
-36
-36
-34
-31
-31
-30
-38
-42
-42
-40
-34
-24
-25
-31
-33
-29
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
250
150
150
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-17-19-18-15-17-19-21-25-24-21-16-12-11-13-14-12-11-16-15-14-13-13-15-16-17-19-19-17-14-10-9-9-11-9-8-9-9-7-8-10-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-6-5-4-7-5-40010-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-1111112
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 -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate 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 -6°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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
5°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
ASCATC58E54S
1060 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC58E53S
1063 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC58E55S
1063 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC58E52S
1078 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC58E51S
1101 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC57E54S
1124 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC57E53S
1126 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC57E55S
1131 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC58E50S
1136 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 334).
- 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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