Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
450
300
300
300
350
750
300
250
250
300
300
350
300
300
250
250
km/h
90
SW
110
WSW
130
W
145
SW
90
WSW
90
WSW
95
W
135
WNW
150
W
70
WSW
115
WSW
120
W
120
W
145
WNW
145
W
180
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
2
4
1
7
 mm
max °C
-14
-9
-6
-10
-12
-6
-1
-3
-4
-12
-19
-12
-8
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-18
-11
-8
-16
-12
-8
-3
-3
-8
-18
-20
-13
-10
-6
-5
-7
 chill °C
-36
-27
-24
-36
-29
-22
-15
-15
-24
-35
-41
-30
-26
-21
-20
-23
Freezing level m
0
150
400
0
0
850
2450
2200
600
0
0
0
850
1550
1550
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-10-7-13-12-7-2-3-6-15-20-13-9-6-5-6-14-9-6-11-8-511-4-11-15-11-5-3-2-3-10-6-3-6-4-2451-6-8-6-11210121014541112234
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
4:42
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:49

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2745 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
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4021
2478 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 50).
2611 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
ASCATC32E62S
2623 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
88
Stormy winds from the W
(88 kph at 268).
- km
SHIP2655
2483 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 50).
SHIP6841
2483 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 50).
- km
SHIP7758
2483 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 50).
- km
SHIP797
2483 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 50).
SHIP5902
2483 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 50).

* 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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