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 Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
150
200
350
500
150
200
200
250
350
300
200
250
250
350
150
150
200
km/h
100
W
85
WSW
120
S
70
SW
45
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
110
WSW
115
SW
55
SW
40
W
60
W
65
NW
80
W
60
WNW
125
NW
95
NW
60
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
10
6
7
8
2
3
4
2
3
1
3
4
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-8
-10
-10
-2
-6
-9
-10
-9
-7
-6
-7
-7
-3
-1
-2
-6
min °C
-4
-6
-12
-11
-10
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-2
-4
-9
 chill °C
-15
-18
-28
-26
-22
-18
-21
-26
-26
-23
-20
-20
-20
-22
-20
-14
-16
-21
Freezing level m
300
150
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
100
250
700
450
0
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:09
Sunset
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:05
5:07
5:07

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

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.
52 minutes ago
7° C
-
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 290).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
81
Severe gales from the SSE
(81 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
52 minutes ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP4655
3764 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2311
3764 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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