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 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
150
200
450
200
200
200
250
250
150
200
250
250
250
200
200
km/h
75
W
85
WNW
80
W
90
W
95
WSW
95
WSW
110
WSW
110
WSW
135
WSW
130
WSW
125
WSW
155
WSW
170
WSW
165
WSW
100
WSW
85
W
50
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
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4
15
2
2
5
2
2
8
1
2
11
1
—
1
—
—
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-2
-7
-17
-24
-23
-20
-15
-11
-7
-4
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-14
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-11
-22
-26
-24
-21
-16
-14
-10
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-14
-19
 chill °C
-16
-16
-21
-26
-42
-47
-47
-41
-35
-33
-26
-24
-28
-26
-26
-24
-27
-33
Freezing level m
1750
1900
1850
150
0
0
0
0
150
100
200
750
200
150
150
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-9-20-25-24-21-16-13-9-6-9-9-9-10-13-17-2-1-1-6-15-19-18-16-12-11-8-4-8-8-8-7-9-13134-3-9-11-11-9-7-8-6-1-6-7-6-3-5-70452-1-3-2-11113211000
Sunrise
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:22
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—
6:23
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds 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
ASCATC72E53S
137 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC72E52S
149 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC71E53S
200 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC71E52S
210 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC73E51S
211 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC72E51S
223 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC71E54S
242 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC70E53S
266 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC70E52S
273 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC71E51S
278 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 20).
- 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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