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 Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
200
300
300
250
400
100
150
200
300
450
150
200
200
250
250
400
250
km/h
65
WSW
75
SW
60
SW
85
SW
85
SW
65
WSW
105
W
80
WSW
90
SSW
80
SSW
65
SW
90
WNW
115
WSW
125
WSW
115
WSW
75
SW
60
SW
55
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
2
2
3
9
7
6
1
12
1
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-22
-21
-19
-9
-5
-7
-12
-17
-13
-6
-12
-16
-17
-17
-13
-12
min °C
-18
-20
-22
-21
-20
-18
-6
-9
-18
-20
-15
-11
-15
-17
-19
-17
-15
-13
 chill °C
-34
-38
-40
-39
-38
-35
-19
-23
-35
-38
-31
-25
-33
-37
-39
-35
-30
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
200
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
100
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Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
Sunset
4:57
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:05

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 180).
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.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: few
SHIP5260
1776 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
SHIP1594
1776 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
SHIP6909
1776 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
SHIP8195
1776 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP1266
1776 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).

* 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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