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 Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
105
WSW
105
W
110
W
130
W
150
W
130
WNW
145
WNW
95
W
105
W
90
W
85
W
85
NW
60
NW
50
SW
70
SW
100
SW
100
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
1
5
2
2
4
5
5
1
1
4
 mm
1.1
3
5
0.7
max °C
-1
-1
2
2
2
2
0
-5
-15
-16
-16
-14
-14
-16
-18
-16
-15
min °C
-3
-1
1
2
1
1
-2
-14
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-18
-18
-16
-16
 chill °C
-15
-12
-9
-9
-10
-10
-15
-31
-34
-34
-34
-31
-30
-33
-34
-33
-34
Freezing level m
1700
1800
2450
2400
2400
2200
1400
200
50
50
50
200
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
300
250
250
200
250
250
250
350
300
200
1350
450
350
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-2-2-2-2-3-14-21-22-23-21-19-22-23-21-20-2-12222-1-10-16-16-17-15-14-17-18-16-161345552-4-8-8-9-8-7-9-10-10-9434556641112000-10
Sunrise
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: Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate 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.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB103E56S
1939 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB103E58S
1944 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB103E57S
1945 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB102E52S
1961 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB103E55S
1963 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB103E54S
1981 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB102E51S
1995 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB103E53S
2004 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB104E57S
2007 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- 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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