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 Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
150
300
250
550
500
450
200
150
250
250
150
250
50
km/h
45
W
25
N
75
ENE
35
WNW
100
SSW
75
SSW
45
SW
20
W
15
NNW
50
N
80
W
65
W
60
W
75
W
25
NNE
115
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
14
3
1
1
7
1
1
1
31
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-4
-6
-8
-7
-7
-4
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-4
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-20
-16
-17
-21
-22
-25
-23
-20
-17
-17
-15
-19
-20
-21
-16
-24
Freezing level m
50
50
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
100
0
50
0
0
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Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
Sunset
5:09
5:12
5:13
5:15
5:16

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed 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.
47 minutes ago
-1° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
117
Extremely windy from the SSE
(117 kph at 160).
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
-6° C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
74
Gales from the ENE
(74 kph at 70).
ASCATC45E61S
1951 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC44E61S
1990 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC44E62S
2001 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC43E60S
2027 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC43E61S
2039 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 228).
- 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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