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 Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
75
WSW
105
W
115
W
85
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
115
WNW
115
W
100
WSW
95
WSW
115
WSW
95
W
90
WNW
75
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
1
—
2
3
2
2
3
7
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-6
-6
-11
-16
-16
-15
-12
-12
-15
-17
-16
-11
-6
min °C
-7
-5
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-17
-18
-17
-15
-14
-13
-18
-19
-17
-14
-9
 chill °C
-20
-18
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-36
-37
-35
-33
-32
-29
-35
-36
-33
-29
-21
Freezing level m
1450
1050
450
150
150
400
650
250
150
100
150
150
250
50
50
100
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-8-8-9-8-7-14-17-17-15-13-13-17-18-17-13-8-3-3-5-7-7-6-5-10-13-13-12-11-10-13-14-13-11-801-3-5-6-3-1-5-7-7-7-6-5-7-8-8-7-5122112331111210122
Sunrise
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
—
7:09
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:14
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:17
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—
7:20
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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
ASCATB68E53S
398 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB68E54S
403 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB68E52S
409 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB68E51S
447 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB67E53S
462 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB67E52S
470 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 285).
- km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
ASCATB67E54S
480 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB67E51S
503 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB68E50S
506 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 292).
- 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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