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 Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
300
250
300
200
200
300
350
550
500
400
200
200
200
500
200
200
150
km/h
140
NNW
55
WNW
45
W
10
WSW
40
ENE
30
ESE
70
S
60
SW
50
SW
20
W
15
NW
70
NNW
80
WNW
50
W
35
WNW
60
W
60
WNW
30
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
16
3
8
1
3
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-11
-15
-15
-13
-13
-16
-16
-13
-13
-12
-8
-7
-11
-12
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-7
-13
-16
-16
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-13
-12
-11
-8
-11
-15
-15
-15
-14
 chill °C
-22
-26
-30
-28
-20
-26
-32
-31
-31
-23
-20
-20
-21
-26
-27
-29
-31
-25
Freezing level m
700
100
50
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
400
150
0
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
Sunset
5:07
5:09
5:12
5:13
5:15
5:16

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
46 minutes ago
4° C
-
72
Gales from the N
(72 kph at 10).
hy2b87E60S
1131 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 330).
- km
hy2b88E59S
1132 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 328).
- km
hy2b89E58S
1147 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b90E58S
1154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b88E60S
1155 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
- km
hy2b89E59S
1158 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b90E57S
1176 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b91E57S
1184 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b89E60S
1206 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 325).
- 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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