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 Mon 24 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
95
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
25
N
0
S
25
SSW
20
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
55
WSW
70
W
70
W
75
W
75
W
80
W
 cm 
2
1
8
2
2
3
2
1
5
2
3
4
1
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-11
-9
-9
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-14
-14
-13
-11
min°C
-11
-9
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
chill°C 
-26
-23
-27
-25
-23
-22
-18
-14
-16
-15
-18
-21
-25
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
Freezing level (m
200
250
250
300
300
350
500
600
400
300
250
300
200
150
150
150
200
200
Cloud base (m)
150
200
200
200
200
250
200
200
250
250
200
150
200
200
200
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-12-15-16-14-12-13-12-11-11-12-13-16-18-20-19-18-16-11-9-11-11-10-9-9-8-8-8-9-10-11-13-14-14-13-12-6-6-4-5-6-5-3-2-3-4-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7222233333322211112
Sunrise
3:46
3:45
3:44
3:42
3:41
3:41
Sunset
7:59
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 310).
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.
ASCATB45E56S
1888 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB45E57S
1889 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB45E55S
1894 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB45E54S
1894 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB45E53S
1911 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB46E51S
1927 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB45E52S
1934 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB46E50S
1938 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 268).
- 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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