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 Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
200
250
250
450
300
450
400
250
250
250
200
200
250
150
350
300
200
km/h
85
W
100
W
110
WSW
75
W
40
WSW
60
SW
80
SW
75
W
75
W
60
WSW
80
W
95
WNW
100
W
90
W
125
WNW
115
W
80
W
105
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
1
1
1
5
1
12
3
1
5
2
4
4
 mm
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-13
-16
-16
-20
-19
-18
-15
-13
-12
-15
-18
-19
-26
-28
-29
min °C
-2
-4
-12
-14
-16
-20
-21
-19
-19
-16
-14
-14
-17
-19
-21
-28
-28
-30
 chill °C
-13
-16
-28
-29
-30
-38
-39
-37
-37
-32
-29
-31
-35
-38
-43
-52
-52
-54
Freezing level m
900
1550
100
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
100
300
100
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-8-14-16-18-21-19-19-16-14-13-16-19-20-27-28-30-3-1-7-12-13-15-17-15-14-13-11-9-12-16-16-22-22-24-12-4-8-9-10-11-9-7-7-7-4-7-10-10-13-13-142320-1-1-1011122-1-1-4-4-6
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
ASCATB87E59S
1078 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB86E60S
1081 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB88E58S
1083 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB89E57S
1106 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB89E58S
1111 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB88E59S
1115 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB90E57S
1120 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB87E60S
1131 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB90E56S
1140 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 312).
- 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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