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 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
300
400
450
250
350
300
300
300
250
200
600
200
250
km/h
105
WNW
95
WNW
80
W
80
WSW
80
SW
90
WSW
115
WSW
105
WSW
110
WSW
115
WSW
85
WSW
60
WNW
65
W
55
W
75
WNW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
7
6
2
4
2
—
3
2
1
—
—
1
8
—
—
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-14
-19
-21
-24
-17
-18
-18
-15
-7
-4
-4
-3
-8
-11
-17
min °C
-12
-17
-19
-26
-26
-19
-18
-19
-17
-13
-5
-5
-7
-9
-13
-25
 chill °C
-28
-35
-38
-47
-47
-37
-37
-39
-36
-30
-17
-16
-18
-21
-28
-44
Freezing level m
200
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1700
1600
100
0
0
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Sunrise
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5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
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—
5:37
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—
5:35
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Sunset
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—
6:08
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6:10
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6:13
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6:15
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6:15
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 330).
hy2b95E60S
1511 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b96E59S
1525 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b96E60S
1575 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b97E58S
1576 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b97E59S
1591 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b98E57S
1638 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b98E60S
1640 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- km
hy2b98E58S
1644 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b98E59S
1656 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 310).
- 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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