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 Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
250
400
400
300
350
350
250
200
150
250
400
350
400
500
550
500
km/h
140
WSW
80
SW
35
SSW
20
SE
25
E
10
SW
30
W
70
NW
115
NNW
115
N
70
SW
60
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
5
29
 mm
max °C
-17
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-7
-7
-7
-10
-15
-13
-14
-16
-17
-9
min °C
-18
-17
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-9
-7
-7
-17
-17
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
 chill °C
-38
-37
-27
-22
-24
-20
-21
-19
-21
-22
-33
-32
-27
-29
-30
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
600
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:02
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds 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.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
ASCATB90E54S
1125 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB90E53S
1139 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB91E56S
1151 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB90E52S
1162 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB90E51S
1174 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB91E54S
1175 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB91E55S
1184 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB91E53S
1201 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB91E57S
1206 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 79).
- 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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