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 25 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 Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
400
250
250
200
250
250
300
350
150
250
200
200
km/h
70
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
10
S
35
NW
50
WNW
45
W
60
SSW
65
SW
75
SSW
50
W
90
W
100
W
70
WSW
50
W
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
5
1
2
14
7
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
-10
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-8
-4
-3
-5
-4
 chill °C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-18
-13
-14
-20
-20
-18
-23
-23
-22
-20
-16
-13
-15
-12
Freezing level m
150
50
100
50
50
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
150
300
350
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23

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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 Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, fresh 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
45 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
100
Stormy winds from the SSE
(100 kph at 150).
0.5 km
Mid: sky obscured
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC34E57S
2551 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC34E56S
2554 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC34E55S
2574 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 254).
- 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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