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 Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
250
450
550
600
500
300
300
300
300
250
250
250
200
200
250
km/h
20
N
20
NW
65
WNW
65
W
55
W
70
W
65
WSW
70
SW
85
W
110
W
115
W
75
WNW
85
WNW
105
WNW
105
NW
95
NW
50
NW
20
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
9
5
4
1
9
13
13
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-3
-9
-14
-16
-18
-15
-5
-4
-6
-7
-3
-1
-2
-4
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-12
-16
-18
-18
-18
-13
-5
-7
-8
-5
-2
-3
-5
-6
-12
 chill °C
-13
-11
-17
-26
-31
-35
-34
-34
-27
-18
-21
-22
-16
-14
-15
-18
-18
-23
Freezing level m
200
400
1250
50
50
0
0
0
200
550
500
0
900
1800
1200
700
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:03
8:03
8:02
8:00
7:58
7:58
Sunset
4:20
4:21
4:22
4:23
4:24
4:27

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun 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
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.
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
ASCATC117E62S
2701 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC117E61S
2730 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC118E62S
2756 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC118E61S
2756 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC118E63S
2804 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC119E61S
2811 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC119E63S
2814 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 309).
- 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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