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 Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
200
200
450
250
300
300
400
300
250
200
200
200
250
200
km/h
85
WSW
85
WSW
115
W
110
WSW
90
W
75
WSW
110
WSW
105
WSW
65
W
50
W
30
WSW
65
NW
85
WNW
95
WNW
115
W
145
WSW
125
W
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Snowflake cm
6
1
5
2
1
1
2
1
6
11
2
2
7
 mm
max °C
-10
-4
-2
-5
-7
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-11
-9
-5
-6
-14
-14
-12
min °C
-10
-8
-4
-6
-8
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-10
-6
-14
-15
-16
-13
 chill °C
-25
-22
-16
-20
-22
-25
-30
-32
-29
-28
-25
-20
-19
-31
-33
-35
-30
Freezing level m
200
500
1450
650
250
50
0
0
0
50
100
250
550
250
0
50
100
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Sunrise
6:50
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
Sunset
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29
5:30

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: few
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 60).
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
3585 km S
9m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 160).
50 m
Mid: overcast

* 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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