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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
90
W
105
WSW
100
W
115
W
130
W
145
W
135
WNW
150
WNW
105
W
100
W
90
W
85
W
80
WNW
45
W
50
WSW
65
WSW
95
SW
120
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
4
2
2
4
2
6
4
4
2
4
 mm
1.2
0.9
4
max °C
-4
-2
-1
2
2
2
2
0
-6
-15
-16
-15
-14
-15
-17
-18
-23
-17
min °C
-5
-3
-1
1
2
1
1
-2
-14
-16
-16
-17
-15
-16
-18
-20
-23
-22
 chill °C
-17
-15
-12
-9
-9
-10
-10
-15
-31
-34
-34
-34
-32
-30
-32
-37
-43
-42
Freezing level m
850
1650
1850
2500
2450
2400
2200
1150
200
100
50
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
200
1250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-14-21-22-22-20-22-24-25-29-26-5-3-12222-1-10-16-16-16-15-16-18-19-23-20-11345552-5-8-8-8-7-8-10-11-15-123334556641111-1-1-2-5-4
Sunrise
8:21
8:21
8:21
8:21
8:19
8:19
Sunset
3:56
3:56
3:57
3:57
3:59
4:00

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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 fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW 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
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC34E57S
2552 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC34E56S
2555 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC34E55S
2574 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC33E60S
2580 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC33E61S
2581 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC33E59S
2583 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC33E58S
2590 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC33E62S
2597 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 306).
- 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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