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 Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
300
250
300
300
350
350
350
300
300
250
300
200
200
250
300
350
km/h
95
WSW
95
W
120
W
110
W
55
W
80
WSW
110
SW
95
WSW
95
W
130
WNW
120
WNW
65
W
60
WNW
80
W
80
WSW
90
SW
80
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
3
5
8
14
2
 mm
max °C
-3
2
2
-2
-8
-12
-13
-4
-1
-1
0
-5
-7
-6
-18
-17
-15
min °C
-6
0
1
-5
-10
-14
-14
-11
-2
-1
-2
-7
-8
-16
-18
-18
-17
 chill °C
-18
-11
-10
-18
-22
-30
-30
-27
-13
-13
-15
-19
-19
-33
-36
-36
-34
Freezing level m
500
2400
2200
550
150
0
0
0
0
1900
1950
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:30
Sunset
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:49
4:50
4:52

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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 covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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)
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.
SHIP3058
2582 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
17.7 km
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2935 km NW
285m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
SHIP1721
2580 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
20.4 km
SHIP1907
2580 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
17.7 km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
SHIP586
3518 km WNW
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
23° C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
9.3 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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