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 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
450
250
150
200
200
200
100
150
150
200
250
550
250
400
150
200
250
km/h
70
SSW
60
SW
35
WNW
10
N
20
SSE
25
W
55
WNW
70
W
65
WSW
75
SW
75
WSW
80
SW
60
W
65
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
9
3
5
5
8
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
4
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-10
-13
-13
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
min °C
-18
-19
-19
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-16
-18
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
 chill °C
-36
-35
-34
-21
-16
-21
-24
-26
-29
-28
-32
-36
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
250
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
5:38
5:39
5:42
5:44
5:45
5:46

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
3.0 km
ASCATC57E54S
1127 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC57E53S
1131 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC57E55S
1134 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC57E56S
1136 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC57E52S
1146 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC58E50S
1158 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC57E51S
1172 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC58E49S
1181 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC56E54S
1190 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 272).
- 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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