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 Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
E
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
NW
75
W
105
W
65
SW
 cm 
1
1
2
2
2
4
12
1
5
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-8
-7
-10
-11
min°C
-6
-7
-8
-9
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-9
-10
-13
chill°C 
-13
-14
-16
-16
-22
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-24
-25
-24
-22
-25
-28
Freezing level (m
750
550
350
300
150
200
200
200
250
250
250
150
200
250
350
350
100
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
400
250
250
200
300
600
200
300
350
200
150
150
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-11-13-15-18-19-19-20-19-19-20-19-14-12-15-16-6-7-8-9-11-13-14-14-14-13-13-14-14-11-8-10-12-1-2-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-4-5-633221221222122322
Sunrise
3:42
3:41
3:41
3:40
3:39
Sunset
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
hy2c37E57S
2357 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c36E57S
2401 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c35E58S
2445 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c34E58S
2489 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 262).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
hy2c33E58S
2565 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c32E58S
2615 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
- 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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