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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
300
1050
300
1550
250
300
300
350
300
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
km/h
40
WNW
55
E
55
SSW
35
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
45
SSW
40
W
70
WNW
70
WSW
30
W
70
W
85
WSW
90
W
85
WSW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
1
3
5
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-8
-10
-6
-4
0
-2
-5
-8
-8
-5
min °C
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
0
-3
-7
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-19
-21
-20
-17
-16
-17
-19
-21
-20
-20
-19
-8
-14
-20
-22
-22
-19
Freezing level m
100
0
0
50
50
50
0
0
0
50
100
950
350
50
50
0
150
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
Sunset
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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
3°C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
107
Extremely windy from the SSE
(107 kph at 150).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour 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
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 40).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
3804 km NW
34m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
45 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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