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 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
150
200
300
450
200
250
550
350
150
150
150
200
250
km/h
60
N
85
WNW
75
WNW
95
SSW
80
SSW
55
SW
35
W
10
ENE
25
S
40
SW
50
WNW
70
WNW
75
W
65
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
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Snowflake cm
16
5
9
3
1
2
1
5
7
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-12
-13
-17
-17
-15
-13
-13
-15
-14
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
min °C
-14
-10
-13
-16
-18
-19
-18
-13
-14
-16
-15
-13
-15
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-28
-24
-28
-35
-35
-35
-33
-19
-24
-28
-27
-27
-31
-29
-27
-26
Freezing level m
150
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
100
100
0
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Sunrise
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:20
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:42
5:44

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
41 minutes ago
3°C
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
ASCATC53E61S
1553 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC52E61S
1571 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC51E60S
1597 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SE
(12 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC51E61S
1604 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATC50E60S
1616 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC50E59S
1628 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC49E59S
1659 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC49E60S
1659 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC50E61S
1662 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 166).
- 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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