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 Mon 31 Aug 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 -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
350
300
300
200
200
150
150
200
250
200
400
200
400
500
100
km/h
120
WSW
95
WSW
50
W
30
W
30
W
70
NNW
105
NW
95
WNW
90
WSW
95
SW
100
WSW
90
WSW
70
W
70
WNW
80
W
65
WNW
80
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
8
9
4
2
2
2
5
2
3
8
 mm
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-13
-12
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-17
-16
-20
-20
-12
min °C
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-10
-9
-11
-12
-13
-14
-17
-17
-17
-20
-20
-18
 chill °C
-34
-32
-27
-25
-24
-21
-24
-27
-28
-29
-32
-34
-34
-33
-38
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
200
550
200
100
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
5:24
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:34

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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 -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: few
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BungerHills
2029 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 110).
hy2c104E52S
2047 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c104E53S
2057 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c105E52S
2087 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c105E54S
2098 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c105E53S
2099 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 272).
- 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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