Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
300
400
350
400
300
250
200
150
250
300
250
600
500
350
250
km/h
110
W
135
WSW
85
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
20
ESE
10
WNW
40
WNW
75
NW
115
N
120
NNW
65
W
35
NW
10
NNW
35
WSW
45
W
50
NW
100
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
4
6
6
3
7
1
 mm
0.6
max °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-5
-3
-2
-1
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-5
2
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
-4
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-2
 chill °C
-24
-26
-27
-21
-17
-18
-11
-14
-14
-13
-17
-22
-19
-16
-19
-20
-19
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
400
600
300
0
100
0
50
50
150
1450
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Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:02
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 1000 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6224
1729 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7007
1733 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
- km
SHIP9888
1733 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3056
1733 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
- km
SHIP4844
1733 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
- km
SHIP6707
1733 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C

* 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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