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 Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
250
250
200
150
300
350
550
450
300
200
200
200
1300
200
200
200
km/h
40
W
40
W
25
N
60
ENE
35
NW
75
SSW
65
SSW
40
SW
20
WNW
25
NNW
75
NNW
65
W
45
WNW
25
WSW
35
WNW
65
WNW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
16
3
4
4
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-18
-18
-16
-16
-23
-22
-23
-22
-19
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-18
-20
-19
Freezing level m
100
50
50
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
100
0
50
50
50
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Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
Sunset
5:07
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
113
Extremely windy from the SSE
(113 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
ASCATB106E56S
2140 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB106E55S
2156 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB107E58S
2160 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB106E54S
2166 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB107E57S
2179 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 236).
- 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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