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 Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
250
350
500
350
200
150
200
200
150
150
150
450
150
200
200
km/h
30
ESE
85
SSE
50
SW
50
SW
45
WNW
65
NW
95
NW
85
W
75
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
65
W
40
NNW
40
WNW
15
SSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
24
4
12
3
3
3
3
1
6
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-14
-15
-13
-12
-9
-8
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-15
-15
-16
-15
-13
-11
-9
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
 chill °C
-30
-31
-30
-29
-25
-23
-24
-29
-31
-30
-27
-30
-29
-29
-22
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
250
300
150
100
100
100
0
50
50
50
50
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Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:56
Sunset
5:12
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:19

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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 -8°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
50 km
ASCATC50E61S
1690 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC50E62S
1708 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 263).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
ASCATC49E61S
1715 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC49E60S
1718 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 325).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
hy2c47E57S
1725 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 352).
- km
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).

* 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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