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 Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
350
250
250
150
150
150
200
250
200
250
200
150
150
350
500
400
100
km/h
45
W
40
W
90
NW
100
WNW
105
W
100
WSW
115
SW
100
WSW
105
W
60
W
40
WNW
30
NNW
45
WNW
75
WSW
100
WSW
65
W
50
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
12
7
2
3
2
3
2
1
6
3
3
20
 mm
max °C
-14
-10
-8
-7
-11
-14
-13
-12
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-19
-17
-11
min °C
-14
-14
-9
-10
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-19
-20
-18
-15
 chill °C
-27
-26
-21
-25
-28
-31
-31
-34
-34
-32
-29
-26
-29
-37
-39
-35
-28
Freezing level m
0
100
250
500
150
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:34
5:35

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4955
1817 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
SHIP11428
1822 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP1274
1822 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
SHIP9727
1822 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
SHIP3304
1822 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP7355
1822 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C

* 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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