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 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 -2°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW 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
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
400
400
300
300
250
250
200
150
250
300
350
450
450
450
300
km/h
105
W
135
WSW
80
SW
20
SSW
15
ESE
25
E
10
WNW
35
WNW
80
NW
125
NNW
75
NNW
50
SW
40
W
10
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
50
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
9
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-2
-1
-1
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-1
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-7
-4
-2
-4
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-24
-26
-26
-20
-16
-20
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-20
-20
-18
-18
-20
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
700
300
0
0
50
0
0
50
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -2°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
ASCATC48E56S
1694 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC48E55S
1695 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC49E52S
1700 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC48E54S
1702 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC49E51S
1704 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC48E57S
1709 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC48E53S
1717 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 346).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.

* 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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