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 Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
300
200
200
250
km/h
85
WSW
120
WSW
110
WSW
95
SW
75
W
95
W
95
W
85
W
90
WSW
75
WSW
115
W
115
W
90
W
100
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
2
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—
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
3
2
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-12
-11
-9
-6
-5
-6
-9
-8
-7
-8
-11
-15
-15
-15
-17
min °C
-14
-12
-11
-10
-7
-5
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-13
-17
-17
-16
-18
 chill °C
-30
-29
-28
-26
-20
-17
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-30
-35
-35
-34
-35
Freezing level m
200
200
150
200
1450
1250
550
150
100
300
400
300
250
150
150
100
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-13-12-11-10-7-5-8-9-8-8-9-12-16-16-16-18-10-10-10-7-3-2-5-8-8-7-7-9-12-13-12-14-5-6-7-401-2-5-7-5-3-5-6-7-7-71111122212222111
Sunrise
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:12
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—
7:14
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7:15
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
44 minutes ago
3°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
ASCATC63E58S
906 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC62E58S
907 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC63E59S
907 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC64E59S
917 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC61E57S
922 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC64E60S
936 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC65E60S
939 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC60E56S
953 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC62E59S
955 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 255).
- 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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