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 Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
500
450
400
300
300
300
250
200
250
250
250
500
650
200
250
300
km/h
65
SW
75
SW
70
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
20
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
95
NNW
90
NW
105
WNW
110
W
50
NNW
70
WNW
80
NW
70
WNW
45
WSW
35
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
1
1
1
1
2
10
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-21
-18
-15
-14
-8
-6
-6
-3
-4
-4
-8
-9
-7
-6
-10
-16
-16
min °C
-22
-22
-20
-17
-15
-13
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-9
-12
-9
-7
-14
-16
-16
 chill °C
-40
-40
-38
-32
-28
-25
-17
-16
-15
-15
-18
-24
-24
-22
-19
-29
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1450
1950
1350
350
400
200
100
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-19-16-15-11-7-6-4-4-5-9-11-8-7-12-16-16-17-17-16-15-12-8-5-4-2-1-2-6-6-6-6-10-13-14-9-10-10-9-8-4-2-1032-2-2-3-4-6-8-9-1-1-10000014421110-1-1
Sunrise
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1°C
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 260).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB109E62S
2316 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB110E61S
2328 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB110E62S
2349 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB111E61S
2380 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB111E62S
2383 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB111E60S
2399 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB112E60S
2427 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 208).
- 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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