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 Fri 14 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 -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
250
100
150
200
400
450
150
200
200
200
250
250
300
km/h
60
SW
80
SSW
70
SW
75
WSW
110
W
90
WSW
80
SW
90
SSW
50
WSW
90
WNW
95
W
95
W
130
WSW
85
WSW
80
WNW
70
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
3
2
5
8
6
5
10
3
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-21
-20
-10
-6
-7
-11
-16
-14
-5
-9
-13
-14
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-23
-22
-20
-18
-7
-9
-19
-17
-15
-10
-11
-14
-17
-12
-11
-13
 chill °C
-41
-40
-38
-35
-20
-23
-37
-35
-30
-23
-26
-31
-36
-29
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
350
200
0
0
0
350
100
50
0
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
Sunset
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:05

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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 -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 230).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (94 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
ASCATC44E46S
2293 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC43E46S
2359 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC42E47S
2389 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC43E45S
2428 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC42E46S
2440 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 310).
- 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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