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 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
250
300
250
250
200
200
350
450
400
500
350
300
400
250
km/h
85
NW
100
NW
80
WNW
65
W
70
W
70
WSW
80
WSW
105
WSW
65
W
70
WSW
85
SW
55
WSW
10
W
35
SW
65
SW
65
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
5
1
—
3
2
2
8
2
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-7
-19
-21
-21
-21
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
-16
-17
-17
-19
-19
-15
min °C
-4
-7
-16
-20
-21
-22
-22
-20
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-15
-21
-32
-37
-39
-41
-42
-39
-35
-32
-34
-32
-24
-25
-36
-36
-35
-36
Freezing level m
2150
1600
250
50
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
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Sunrise
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed 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
ASCATB70E53S
265 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB70E52S
275 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB70E54S
281 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB69E53S
326 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB70E51S
328 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB69E52S
336 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB69E54S
353 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB69E51S
379 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB68E53S
402 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB70E50S
404 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 339).
- 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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