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 Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
350
300
350
400
300
200
200
200
250
350
350
1300
350
500
500
km/h
85
SW
35
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
25
WSW
50
W
85
NW
140
NNW
60
NNW
55
WSW
50
W
35
NW
35
S
70
SSW
60
SW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
9
7
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-13
-14
-12
-10
-7
-7
-9
-13
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-10
min °C
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-8
-7
-11
-17
-17
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
 chill °C
-36
-27
-25
-25
-21
-22
-20
-22
-24
-32
-32
-27
-28
-32
-32
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
150
500
800
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
hy2c52E57S
1411 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c51E57S
1504 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c50E58S
1551 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c49E58S
1597 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c48E58S
1691 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 10).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
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.
hy2c47E58S
1736 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 8).
- 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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