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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
1500
350
1500
500
250
300
300
350
500
300
200
250
150
km/h
65
NW
75
W
50
WNW
45
ENE
50
S
30
SW
25
WNW
25
WSW
40
SW
55
SW
50
SW
65
W
90
W
100
WSW
85
WSW
130
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
5
2
3
2
1
4
1
9
1
2
13
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-13
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-12
-4
-4
-5
-3
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-14
-9
-4
-5
-11
 chill °C
-30
-31
-30
-27
-29
-29
-23
-25
-28
-32
-31
-28
-22
-17
-18
-28
Freezing level m
100
50
100
0
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
700
750
400
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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
ASCATC73E54S
45 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC74E54S
53 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC74E53S
67 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC73E53S
90 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
99 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC75E54S
104 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC76E54S
157 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC74E55S
166 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC76E53S
169 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC75E55S
179 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 314).
- 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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