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 Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
300
150
150
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
300
250
km/h
75
WNW
90
NW
90
NW
55
NW
75
NW
75
W
85
WSW
95
W
85
NNW
70
NNW
45
NW
15
SSW
65
SSW
70
WSW
85
W
95
W
90
W
80
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
5
9
—
—
8
2
—
7
4
2
2
—
—
3
1
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-8
-10
-12
-10
-10
-8
-10
-16
-15
-10
-8
-11
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-7
-6
-5
-8
-12
-16
-11
-11
-9
-12
-16
-16
-13
-10
-12
-14
-13
-18
 chill °C
-19
-18
-18
-19
-26
-32
-26
-27
-22
-26
-31
-27
-25
-24
-27
-31
-29
-36
Freezing level m
1450
1600
1500
400
200
200
50
200
1300
400
350
300
0
50
250
200
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-8-11-14-11-11-9-11-16-16-12-9-12-14-13-16-4-2-2-6-9-10-9-9-5-8-11-11-10-9-9-11-11-12-122-2-6-6-8-6-1-4-4-5-7-6-5-6-6-7254321113333002221
Sunrise
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
—
—
Sunset
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 330).
32 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB83E57S
782 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB84E56S
788 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB84E57S
794 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB82E58S
797 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB85E56S
800 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB85E55S
814 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB83E58S
817 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB81E59S
823 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB86E55S
829 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 255).
- 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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