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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
300
500
250
300
300
400
300
200
200
200
200
250
250
300
400
400
300
km/h
60
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WNW
65
W
75
WSW
80
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
75
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-8
-9
-5
-1
1
0
-4
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-7
-6
-1
-3
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-21
-18
-17
-17
-20
-22
-21
-19
-18
-10
-14
-20
-20
-18
-17
-17
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
250
650
1350
400
100
100
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
Sunset
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon 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.
56 minutes ago
1°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 140).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
56 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.
56 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP3839
1817 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP7297
1817 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP6142
1817 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP9188
1817 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP8645
1817 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°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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