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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
250
350
100
150
200
400
400
150
200
250
250
250
200
150
200
200
300
km/h
75
SSW
75
SW
80
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
90
SSW
80
SW
65
WSW
90
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
105
WSW
80
WNW
65
NNW
15
SE
30
SW
45
SW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
11
10
3
7
1
10
1
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-7
-6
-7
-10
-16
-13
-4
-8
-12
-11
-10
-10
-12
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-21
-20
-17
-6
-9
-19
-17
-15
-10
-10
-14
-16
-10
-10
-14
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-38
-38
-34
-20
-23
-38
-35
-30
-23
-24
-30
-33
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
300
150
0
0
0
550
50
50
150
150
200
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:05
5:07

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed 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.
56 minutes ago
-1° C
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: few
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
lightning
2034 km ENE
0m alt.
37 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
56 minutes ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
Clouds developing.
83
Severe gales from the ENE
(83 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP3071
3769 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 90).
9.3 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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