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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
1500
350
1500
500
250
300
300
350
500
300
200
250
150
km/h
55
NW
70
WNW
40
WNW
45
E
50
SSW
25
SW
15
NNW
35
SW
50
SW
55
SW
45
SW
55
WNW
80
W
80
WSW
55
W
115
W
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
2
1
1
4
1
5
1
1
9
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-8
-10
-8
-1
-1
-2
0
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-4
-1
-3
-6
 chill °C
-18
-21
-19
-14
-20
-18
-14
-18
-20
-23
-23
-21
-15
-12
-12
-20
Freezing level m
100
50
100
0
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
700
750
400
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
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 night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
45 minutes ago
3°C
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
102
Extremely windy from the SSE
(102 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
clear
Clear skies.
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 50).
ASCATC40E61S
2209 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC39E61S
2250 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC39E60S
2252 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATC38E61S
2295 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSE
(64 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC38E60S
2304 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 179).
- 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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