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 Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
250
300
350
350
300
300
200
250
300
250
250
km/h
120
WSW
145
WSW
155
WSW
135
WSW
155
WSW
170
W
100
W
115
W
130
SW
95
SW
60
WSW
70
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
90
W
95
WNW
85
W
80
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
4
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
10
2
1
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-2
-2
0
2
1
-5
-7
-11
-9
-8
-6
-3
-4
-8
-18
-19
-20
min °C
-7
-2
-3
-1
2
-5
-6
-9
-16
-10
-8
-8
-5
-6
-15
-18
-20
-23
 chill °C
-21
-15
-16
-13
-9
-19
-19
-24
-35
-26
-21
-21
-18
-20
-32
-36
-39
-42
Freezing level m
1200
900
1600
2850
3100
1100
550
400
0
0
0
200
1900
1000
150
200
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-2-3-12-2-6-8-14-10-8-7-4-5-12-18-20-22-4-1-2250-4-6-12-9-6-4-1-2-9-13-15-16-111362-1-3-7-6-3-121-4-6-7-91223332210-1045211-1
Sunrise
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
8°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
ASCATC52E54S
1455 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC52E53S
1456 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC52E52S
1473 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC52E51S
1500 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC51E55S
1504 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC51E54S
1507 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC51E56S
1509 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC51E53S
1517 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC51E57S
1521 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 298).
- 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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