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 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
150
300
500
200
200
250
300
350
350
200
200
200
200
km/h
70
WNW
65
WNW
70
W
45
WNW
15
SE
25
SSW
35
NW
35
W
55
W
60
SW
60
SW
60
SW
65
W
85
W
100
WSW
100
WSW
85
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
3
1
2
4
1
1
10
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-13
-14
-15
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-13
-4
-3
-6
-9
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-15
-9
-5
-8
-10
 chill °C
-31
-30
-30
-29
-27
-27
-24
-28
-31
-30
-32
-32
-29
-21
-18
-22
-24
Freezing level m
50
100
50
50
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
900
450
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-21-21-19-20-21-22-22-22-22-19-17-9-8-11-11-15-14-15-15-14-15-15-16-17-16-17-17-14-7-4-7-10-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-8-9-8-10-11-9-31-2-51100000000-1-2-12322
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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.
37 minutes ago
3°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
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.
SHIP2399
1793 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
37 minutes ago
-12°C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
SHIP6633
1798 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP2358
1798 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
SHIP5135
1798 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP7547
1798 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP721
1798 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°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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