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 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
200
250
250
250
250
200
300
250
450
400
500
450
200
550
km/h
55
SW
70
WSW
60
W
50
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
105
W
95
WNW
85
W
100
SW
75
SW
80
WNW
100
WSW
65
W
100
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
3
4
1
4
4
2
6
1
10
2
6
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-15
-14
-12
-8
-7
-6
-11
-19
-17
-17
-15
-12
-17
-18
-20
min °C
-15
-17
-16
-14
-14
-10
-8
-9
-15
-19
-19
-17
-16
-17
-17
-19
-20
 chill °C
-30
-33
-31
-28
-29
-24
-21
-24
-32
-37
-38
-35
-32
-34
-33
-38
-39
Freezing level m
50
50
0
150
50
300
400
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:47
Sunset
4:30
4:30
4:32
4:34
4:36
4:37

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

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
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.
ASCATB108E59S
2236 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB107E54S
2237 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB108E58S
2238 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB108E57S
2246 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB108E60S
2250 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB108E56S
2259 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB109E57S
2259 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB107E53S
2264 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB108E53S
2276 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
- 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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