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 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
300
400
250
200
100
100
100
200
300
200
200
300
250
250
150
250
300
250
km/h
55
W
60
WSW
75
WSW
90
WNW
110
WNW
75
W
60
SW
70
SSW
75
SW
90
SW
75
SW
80
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
55
WSW
65
SSW
75
SW
80
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
3
1
7
9
3
3
2
3
2
4
2
1
12
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-16
-15
-12
-14
-14
-15
-17
-18
-20
-20
-21
-15
-14
-18
-21
-18
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-16
-13
-14
-15
-17
-19
-19
-21
-22
-21
-18
-15
-21
-21
-20
 chill °C
-32
-34
-33
-33
-30
-30
-29
-33
-36
-38
-39
-41
-40
-36
-30
-38
-39
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-24-22-19-17-19-20-21-24-24-26-27-26-19-19-25-27-24-16-18-17-16-13-14-15-16-18-19-21-21-21-17-15-20-21-19-10-10-10-10-7-7-8-9-11-12-13-13-14-13-9-12-12-12-1-1-1-1110-2-2-3-5-4-5-4-1-3-4-3
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:59
5:00

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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat 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
ASCATB78E53S
282 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB77E54S
293 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB78E54S
305 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB78E52S
314 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB77E55S
342 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB79E53S
347 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB79E52S
353 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC69E52S
353 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB79E54S
363 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATB78E55S
373 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 114).
- 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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