Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Sat 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
95
WSW
95
WSW
95
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
95
WNW
85
W
65
W
65
NW
55
W
60
WSW
75
SW
70
WNW
125
NW
120
WNW
120
WNW
 cm 
3
5
3
2
1
8
1
1
1
2
8
3
4
 mm 
max°C
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-9
-7
-7
-15
-14
-14
-15
-16
-7
-6
-9
-13
min°C
-16
-17
-14
-13
-14
-10
-8
-17
-17
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-6
-13
-16
chill°C 
-34
-35
-31
-28
-28
-21
-20
-34
-34
-28
-29
-31
-33
-31
-20
-30
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
50
50
50
100
500
50
50
50
50
0
0
50
700
150
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
300
300
250
250
250
250
200
200
300
300
100
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
Sunset
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:31

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (91 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: few
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
hy2c28E57S
2873 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c27E57S
2915 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c27E58S
2957 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
- 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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