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 Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
150
200
350
300
300
250
250
300
250
200
100
1700
km/h
100
WNW
90
WSW
75
W
85
W
95
WNW
85
WNW
85
WSW
90
WSW
120
WSW
105
WSW
85
WSW
120
WSW
105
W
145
WNW
165
NW
70
NW
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Snowflake cm
10
3
1
3
3
5
2
2
7
3
1
5
3
14
 mm
max °C
-13
-10
-11
-12
-18
-22
-26
-27
-23
-15
-13
-9
-5
-5
-9
-11
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-15
-20
-25
-29
-29
-27
-21
-15
-11
-8
-7
-10
-24
 chill °C
-29
-29
-26
-32
-39
-46
-51
-52
-50
-41
-32
-27
-23
-23
-28
-43
Freezing level m
300
200
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
200
1350
900
1050
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-12-14-19-24-28-28-25-18-14-10-7-6-10-18-10-10-10-12-15-19-22-22-20-13-11-9-4-3-5-14-5-6-7-9-8-10-13-13-11-7-7-5-111-822100-2-4-4-2112245-1
Sunrise
6:00
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:02
6:04
6:06

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri 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
ASCATB74E53S
87 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
106 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
123 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB76E54S
150 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB76E53S
165 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB74E52S
178 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB75E52S
190 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB76E55S
207 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB77E54S
215 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB77E53S
229 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 302).
- 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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