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 Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
250
150
150
200
250
400
450
300
450
400
300
300
350
150
200
250
250
km/h
85
W
85
WNW
100
WNW
90
WNW
80
W
80
WSW
75
SW
90
SW
110
WSW
120
WSW
125
SW
105
SW
75
WSW
75
NW
100
WNW
65
WSW
75
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
—
1
6
4
1
4
2
—
3
2
2
—
—
—
15
3
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-13
-11
-15
-19
-21
-25
-17
-17
-21
-15
-6
-5
-5
-4
-9
-13
-18
min °C
-23
-18
-13
-18
-19
-26
-27
-20
-20
-21
-17
-14
-5
-5
-6
-10
-14
-25
 chill °C
-43
-36
-30
-36
-38
-47
-48
-38
-40
-42
-36
-32
-17
-16
-19
-23
-29
-44
Freezing level m
0
100
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
1450
1500
1750
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-16-12-17-19-24-26-19-19-21-16-10-5-5-5-10-14-22-17-13-10-12-14-18-21-16-16-16-14-8-3-2-2-7-11-17-10-8-6-5-8-11-12-11-10-9-8-4-112-4-8-10-11221-3-3-2000001520-2
Sunrise
5:48
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
—
6:07
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed 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
ASCATB86E57S
905 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB87E56S
925 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB85E58S
940 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB87E57S
957 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB88E55S
964 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB86E58S
964 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB88E56S
970 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB85E59S
981 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB89E55S
1008 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB88E57S
1011 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 263).
- 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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