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 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, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NE by Wed night).

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
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
350
250
250
200
200
250
300
600
450
350
200
200
250
200
150
200
300
km/h
130
NNW
50
WNW
40
W
0
NNW
45
ENE
15
ENE
75
S
55
SW
50
SW
25
W
25
NW
70
NNW
85
WNW
65
WNW
45
WSW
60
NW
60
WNW
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
1
22
3
1
5
7
3
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-11
-15
-15
-13
-13
-15
-16
-14
-13
-13
-9
-8
-11
-12
-14
-14
-12
min °C
-7
-13
-16
-16
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
-13
-11
-10
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
 chill °C
-22
-26
-29
-27
-23
-30
-30
-31
-30
-24
-22
-21
-24
-26
-27
-28
-30
-29
Freezing level m
700
50
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
350
150
50
100
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-16-21-21-17-18-20-20-17-15-15-13-13-16-18-20-20-18-7-12-16-16-13-14-15-16-15-14-13-10-9-12-13-14-15-14-1-8-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-6-4-6-8-7-8-731000-1-1-1-1-1-11211111
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, calm 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 -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NE by Wed 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
ASCATC71E52S
252 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC70E53S
266 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC71E51S
272 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC70E52S
280 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC70E51S
327 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC69E53S
328 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC69E52S
345 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC72E50S
355 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC69E54S
357 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the NNW
(68 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC71E50S
359 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 349).
- 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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