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 Wed 12 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
100
100
150
200
300
150
200
350
400
300
300
150
150
250
300
350
400
km/h
90
W
110
WNW
70
W
60
SW
60
SW
65
SW
85
WSW
75
SW
60
SW
80
SSW
80
SW
80
WSW
95
WSW
80
WSW
85
S
100
SSW
75
SSW
60
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
7
7
3
2
2
4
2
5
2
1
6
10
3
7
 mm
max °C
-14
-12
-14
-15
-15
-17
-17
-19
-21
-21
-19
-8
-5
-6
-11
-17
-16
-9
min °C
-15
-13
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-20
-22
-22
-20
-17
-6
-8
-20
-18
-16
-15
 chill °C
-32
-30
-31
-30
-32
-34
-36
-38
-39
-40
-38
-34
-19
-21
-38
-37
-33
-30
Freezing level m
0
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:59
5:00
5:01

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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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon 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
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.
SHIP3218
1747 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
ASCATB40E56S
2200 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB40E55S
2200 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WSW
(81 kph at 254).
- km
SHIP10337
1752 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP8858
1752 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP8192
1752 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
- km
SHIP4460
1752 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP8554
1752 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
- 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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