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 Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
300
300
300
300
250
250
150
150
200
250
250
200
100
km/h
100
WSW
90
W
90
WSW
125
WSW
100
WSW
60
W
45
W
35
W
75
NW
95
NW
90
WNW
80
W
85
WSW
125
WSW
95
WSW
75
W
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
1
8
12
5
5
5
2
1
8
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-10
-9
-7
-8
-12
-12
-12
-15
-15
-13
min °C
-5
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-9
-8
-11
-12
-13
-13
-17
-16
-14
 chill °C
-18
-24
-27
-31
-32
-28
-27
-25
-21
-22
-26
-26
-29
-30
-35
-32
-27
Freezing level m
1000
250
50
0
0
0
100
100
300
350
200
150
150
0
0
0
0
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 280).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: few
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.
SHIP3762
1729 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
- km
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.
SHIP9289
1734 km W
3m alt.
4 hours ago
7°C
SHIP8003
1734 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP2749
1734 km W
3m alt.
4 hours ago
7°C
SHIP8450
1734 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP4984
1734 km W
3m alt.
4 hours ago
7°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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