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 Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
350
200
200
300
350
350
350
100
100
200
250
450
150
200
200
200
km/h
55
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
70
SW
55
SW
85
SSW
75
SW
65
WSW
90
W
85
WSW
90
SSW
80
SSW
60
SW
85
WNW
100
WSW
75
WSW
105
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
7
8
6
1
9
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-17
-19
-18
-21
-21
-20
-11
-6
-6
-11
-17
-15
-8
-13
-14
-15
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-19
-22
-21
-20
-18
-7
-8
-18
-19
-16
-12
-14
-15
-16
 chill °C
-32
-36
-35
-36
-39
-39
-38
-35
-19
-21
-36
-37
-32
-25
-31
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
200
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
Sunset
4:54
4:57
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2369
1783 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
SHIP7054
1788 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
SHIP6191
1788 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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