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 Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
100
200
200
200
200
250
300
450
500
350
300
350
300
250
200
250
300
km/h
105
W
80
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
SW
70
SW
70
SW
65
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
30
WSW
45
NW
80
NNW
110
NNW
90
WNW
90
W
90
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
—
—
1
—
—
4
6
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-19
-17
-21
-22
-22
-22
-20
-18
-16
-16
-8
-6
-6
-6
-4
-8
-13
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-21
-23
-22
-22
-21
-19
-16
-16
-11
-7
-6
-8
-5
-11
-16
 chill °C
-40
-38
-36
-38
-41
-40
-40
-39
-35
-31
-30
-23
-16
-17
-23
-17
-26
-33
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
400
450
850
1600
450
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-19-18-21-23-22-22-21-19-16-16-10-7-6-7-5-10-15-15-15-14-16-17-17-17-16-16-14-12-7-4-3-4-2-6-11-8-8-9-9-10-10-9-10-10-10-6-3-1-103-2-500-1-1-1-1-1-1-1001111422
Sunrise
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
Sunset
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
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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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu 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
7°C
-
87
Stormy winds from the WNW
(87 kph at 290).
ASCATC64E53S
658 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC64E54S
663 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC64E52S
668 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC64E55S
698 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC64E51S
709 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the W
(79 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC65E50S
724 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the W
(82 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC63E53S
733 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC63E54S
739 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC65E49S
742 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the W
(82 kph at 268).
- 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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