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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
350
900
300
250
250
300
350
350
550
300
250
250
250
250
600
km/h
105
W
125
WSW
130
SW
85
WSW
85
W
100
W
135
WNW
125
W
60
W
105
WSW
110
WSW
125
WSW
145
W
145
W
145
W
110
W
75
WSW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
3
4
1
4
4
2
 mm
0.3
max °C
-7
-4
-9
-8
-3
2
1
-1
-10
-14
-14
-4
-2
-1
-1
-7
-13
-17
min °C
-11
-5
-12
-9
-6
0
1
-6
-12
-17
-15
-11
-3
-1
-4
-9
-15
-19
 chill °C
-26
-19
-30
-24
-18
-10
-10
-20
-26
-36
-33
-28
-16
-14
-18
-24
-31
-33
Freezing level m
100
450
0
0
900
2450
2200
550
100
0
0
600
1550
1550
1250
50
0
0
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Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
4:42
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:49
4:50

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W 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
SHIP1004
797 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB110E66S
2428 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the ENE
(71 kph at 76).
- km
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP5582
2661 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
3.7 km
SHIP7490
2661 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
3.2 km
SHIP3129
2661 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
3.2 km
SHIP6439
2661 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
3.2 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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