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 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
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night
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night
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light snow
snow showers
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mod snow
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light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
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light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
250
250
150
150
150
200
250
250
350
150
100
200
400
1400
1450
550
km/h
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
80
NNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
95
WSW
115
SW
100
WSW
85
WSW
60
W
40
NW
55
WSW
50
W
35
WNW
70
WSW
80
WSW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
7
6
3
3
3
2
2
7
1
4
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-6
-4
-3
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-9
-6
-7
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-5
-3
-6
-7
-7
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
 chill °C
-20
-18
-16
-15
-15
-19
-21
-21
-24
-23
-24
-20
-21
-25
-23
-24
-26
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
100
200
500
200
100
0
50
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:34
5:35

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

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 -6°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
57 minutes ago
0°C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
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.
SHIP8763
1716 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
- km
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6814
1720 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP2169
1720 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 310).
SHIP6560
1720 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP2360
1720 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP7099
1720 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 310).

* 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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