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 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
250
250
km/h
95
SW
75
WSW
105
W
110
W
85
W
80
WSW
80
WSW
110
W
115
W
105
W
95
WSW
115
WSW
100
W
85
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
1
—
1
2
4
3
2
2
4
6
3
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-6
-5
-9
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-16
-16
min °C
-11
-7
-5
-8
-9
-8
-9
-8
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-17
-17
 chill °C
-27
-20
-18
-23
-24
-21
-22
-23
-35
-36
-34
-33
-32
-30
-33
-33
Freezing level m
150
1500
1200
500
150
100
350
950
300
150
150
150
100
250
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-5-7-9-8-8-7-13-17-16-15-14-14-17-17-8-3-2-5-7-8-6-4-9-12-13-12-11-10-12-13-401-2-4-6-30-4-7-7-7-7-5-6-81122212321111221
Sunrise
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4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
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—
4:22
—
—
4:20
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—
Sunset
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—
7:09
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7:12
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7:14
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7:15
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7:17
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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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
4°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
ASCATC66E56S
636 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC66E57S
637 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC65E56S
643 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC67E57S
652 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC67E58S
655 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC64E55S
677 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC68E58S
681 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC65E57S
686 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC66E58S
686 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 276).
- 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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