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 Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
100
100
200
200
200
200
250
300
550
500
500
400
450
350
650
km/h
100
WSW
100
WSW
55
WNW
105
W
90
WSW
75
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
75
SSW
75
SW
60
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
S
30
SW
25
WSW
70
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
11
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-14
-12
-19
-19
-17
-19
-21
-21
-22
-18
-17
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-7
min °C
-21
-20
-18
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-18
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-10
 chill °C
-41
-39
-37
-40
-38
-37
-36
-38
-41
-41
-39
-34
-26
-22
-24
-24
-23
-19
Freezing level m
0
50
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-17-15-20-19-18-20-21-22-22-20-18-15-14-15-14-13-9-15-13-11-15-14-14-16-16-17-17-16-16-14-13-12-12-10-6-8-8-6-8-7-8-9-9-9-9-10-11-10-9-8-7-5-211100-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-10
Sunrise
4:56
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—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
Sunset
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
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—
6:57
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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the NW by Thu 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.
37 minutes ago
5°C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 280).
ASCATB96E60S
1585 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB97E59S
1592 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB97E60S
1596 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB98E59S
1635 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB98E58S
1640 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB98E60S
1663 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB99E58S
1667 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB99E59S
1695 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB99E57S
1697 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 162).
- 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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