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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1450
300
250
1150
300
250
300
300
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
300
km/h
65
E
65
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
SW
50
SW
50
W
70
W
90
WSW
60
WNW
115
WSW
105
WSW
80
WSW
60
SW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
2
8
4
2
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-4
-3
-3
-10
-11
-12
-10
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-12
-9
-5
-8
-11
-12
-14
-11
 chill °C
-31
-31
-28
-25
-25
-27
-30
-29
-26
-23
-16
-23
-27
-27
-29
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
50
50
100
0
0
0
200
150
600
450
100
50
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
Sunset
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
87
Stormy winds from the WNW
(87 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
96
Stormy winds from the SSE
(96 kph at 150).
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.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
ASCATC46E62S
1896 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC46E61S
1905 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC45E62S
1929 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC45E61S
1937 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC44E60S
1978 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC44E61S
1980 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 218).
- 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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