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 Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
1400
300
450
500
250
250
300
350
400
250
250
300
200
200
250
250
km/h
75
W
55
WNW
50
E
65
S
55
SSW
25
W
10
W
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
W
70
SW
40
SW
70
W
100
W
70
WSW
100
WSW
105
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
9
7
8
1
3
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-12
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-13
-9
-3
-2
-1
-5
-10
-11
min °C
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-14
-11
-6
-3
-3
-9
-11
-13
 chill °C
-31
-28
-27
-31
-29
-28
-24
-29
-32
-31
-27
-24
-16
-14
-15
-22
-27
-30
Freezing level m
50
100
0
0
50
100
50
0
0
0
0
100
900
1100
1650
250
50
0
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Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
Sunset
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24

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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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
104
Extremely windy from the SSE
(104 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP9833
1828 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP7618
1828 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP6282
1828 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP4614
1828 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP7086
1828 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- 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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