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 Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
350
400
200
350
450
400
450
300
350
150
200
200
200
100
100
100
200
km/h
70
WSW
75
WSW
35
W
25
SW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
65
SW
65
SW
80
WNW
100
W
115
WSW
105
WSW
90
WSW
100
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
80
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
1
2
—
3
1
—
—
1
10
4
3
1
13
5
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-14
-15
-19
-21
-25
-22
-19
-13
-10
-10
-13
-17
-11
-10
-19
-18
-17
min °C
-18
-15
-19
-20
-22
-25
-24
-21
-18
-10
-14
-16
-19
-15
-19
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-33
-31
-32
-32
-38
-41
-40
-38
-34
-23
-31
-34
-39
-33
-38
-38
-37
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
50
150
150
300
100
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-17-20-22-25-23-20-16-10-12-15-18-13-15-19-19-18-14-13-15-16-17-19-18-16-13-9-9-12-14-11-11-14-14-14-8-10-10-11-11-11-11-10-8-5-6-8-7-6-5-7-7-8-1-1-2-3-2-2-2-10111112111
Sunrise
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
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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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 250).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC103E61S
1941 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC103E60S
1947 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC104E60S
1991 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC104E61S
1992 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC104E59S
2006 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC105E59S
2028 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC105E60S
2040 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 274).
- 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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