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 Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
250
400
400
300
350
350
250
200
150
250
400
350
400
500
550
500
km/h
140
WSW
80
SW
15
SSW
15
ESE
25
E
0
WNW
35
WNW
65
NW
110
NNW
125
N
70
SW
45
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
2
23
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-2
-2
-1
-5
-9
-8
-7
-9
-10
-5
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-4
-2
-1
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
 chill °C
-26
-27
-20
-15
-18
-16
-16
-13
-13
-13
-22
-21
-18
-12
-22
-22
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
600
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:02
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
49 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8233
1747 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
SHIP9484
1752 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
- km
SHIP4624
1752 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
SHIP2987
1752 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
SHIP5628
1752 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
SHIP6800
1752 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
- km
SHIP9401
1752 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
- 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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