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 Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
400
250
250
200
250
250
300
350
150
250
200
200
km/h
80
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
50
WNW
20
SW
40
NW
50
WNW
40
W
55
SSW
65
SW
80
SSW
55
WSW
100
W
105
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
65
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
1
5
1
3
18
9
 mm
max °C
-11
-15
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-16
-14
-9
-6
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-17
-18
-16
-12
-7
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-30
-31
-30
-31
-28
-28
-25
-29
-31
-29
-32
-34
-30
-26
-20
-19
-20
-19
Freezing level m
150
50
100
50
50
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
150
300
350
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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.
48 minutes ago
5°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
45 km
ASCATB58E51S
1105 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB57E54S
1122 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB57E53S
1127 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB57E55S
1129 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB58E50S
1141 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB57E52S
1141 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB57E56S
1144 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB57E51S
1165 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB57E57S
1169 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 301).
- 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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