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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
450
300
500
200
250
300
300
350
400
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
km/h
70
WNW
40
WNW
60
ENE
50
S
35
SSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
65
SW
50
SSW
40
WSW
45
WNW
60
WSW
50
NW
95
W
95
WSW
95
W
105
WSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
1
1
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-7
0
1
0
-4
-6
-8
-9
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-5
-1
0
-7
-7
-9
-10
 chill °C
-21
-17
-20
-19
-18
-17
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
-14
-9
-10
-20
-20
-24
-25
Freezing level m
50
100
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
350
750
1100
100
100
0
0
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Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
Sunset
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
50 km
ASCATC65E53S
595 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC65E52S
605 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC65E54S
606 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC65E55S
626 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC65E51S
635 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC64E53S
657 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC64E54S
665 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC64E52S
679 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC65E50S
682 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 308).
- 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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