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 Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
400
300
250
250
200
150
150
150
200
300
350
300
300
200
600
km/h
100
SW
80
WSW
70
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
25
WNW
35
NNW
20
NW
30
SW
65
SSE
55
S
25
SSW
55
WSW
90
WSW
105
W
75
W
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Snowflake cm
6
1
1
1
1
9
4
3
5
2
4
 mm
max °C
-20
-18
-20
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-21
-20
-21
-19
-9
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-25
-18
-20
-20
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-16
-4
-4
-13
 chill °C
-46
-36
-38
-37
-33
-32
-33
-31
-36
-38
-38
-32
-28
-17
-17
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
550
850
150
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Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
Sunset
5:45
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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
ASCATC71E55S
259 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC70E54S
272 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC70E55S
306 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC72E56S
307 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC69E54S
315 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC71E56S
333 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC69E53S
336 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC69E55S
343 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC69E52S
344 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC70E56S
371 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 226).
- 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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