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 Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
250
300
350
350
250
200
200
150
150
200
250
200
300
150
300
500
150
km/h
95
WSW
110
WSW
75
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
25
W
60
NNW
90
NW
100
WNW
95
WSW
110
SW
90
WSW
80
W
55
W
60
WNW
130
WSW
80
W
85
N
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
1
4
6
3
2
2
2
1
6
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-2
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-9
-7
-11
-10
-6
min °C
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-6
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-22
-26
-26
-20
-18
-16
-15
-16
-20
-19
-22
-23
-21
-22
-25
-30
-26
-23
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
0
50
200
550
200
150
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
5:24
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:34

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 280).
3.0 km
ASCATB83E56S
699 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB82E57S
705 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB84E55S
718 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB80E58S
737 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB84E56S
739 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB81E58S
744 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB83E57S
752 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB80E59S
754 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB85E54S
757 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 275).
- 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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