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 Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
200
300
500
250
300
100
150
100
150
200
200
200
250
km/h
100
WNW
60
W
45
W
50
W
60
WSW
40
WSW
65
WSW
80
WNW
130
NW
85
W
70
WSW
95
SW
90
SW
85
SW
80
SW
75
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
6
12
2
1
5
8
4
2
5
3
2
4
 mm
7
max °C
3
-1
-3
-4
-10
-9
-8
-9
-6
-6
-7
-8
-11
-14
-13
-13
min °C
1
-2
-3
-7
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-14
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-9
-11
-12
-19
-23
-20
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-21
-30
-30
-30
-29
Freezing level m
1800
500
250
150
0
0
0
0
100
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
Sunset
4:50
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Light rain (total 7mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

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
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
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.
ASCATC33E62S
2572 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 223).
- km
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
ASCATC32E61S
2625 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC31E62S
2691 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB31E62S
2697 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC31E61S
2697 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC31E60S
2700 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC30E62S
2725 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- 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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