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 Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
250
250
250
200
200
200
250
300
300
300
300
250
200
200
200
250
400
km/h
60
W
85
WSW
80
WSW
115
W
105
W
90
W
75
W
110
WSW
120
WSW
65
W
50
W
30
WSW
75
NW
95
WNW
95
WNW
115
W
140
W
125
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
6
1
4
3
1
1
6
16
2
1
8
 mm
max °C
-13
-10
-3
-2
-5
-8
-9
-11
-13
-13
-14
-11
-9
-5
-5
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-14
-11
-8
-4
-7
-9
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-10
-6
-14
-16
-17
-18
 chill °C
-27
-26
-22
-16
-21
-24
-25
-28
-32
-29
-28
-26
-22
-19
-31
-35
-36
-37
Freezing level m
0
200
550
1300
600
200
50
0
0
0
0
50
300
600
200
50
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
Sunset
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29
5:30

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W 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
ASCATC74E53S
38 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB74E53S
55 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC73E53S
55 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
71 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC73E52S
73 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC74E52S
78 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB74E52S
79 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
84 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
84 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB75E52S
97 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 263).
- 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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