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 Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
115
W
110
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
50
SSW
55
WSW
80
W
105
W
105
WSW
95
SW
45
SW
15
SW
15
NNW
45
N
40
NNW
45
WNW
80
W
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Snowflake cm
2
7
2
3
5
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-9
-12
-16
-17
-16
-15
-19
-14
-12
-12
-10
-7
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-7
-9
-10
-16
-17
-18
-17
-20
-20
-16
-14
-12
-11
-9
-7
-5
-12
 chill °C
-21
-24
-25
-32
-31
-33
-33
-39
-39
-35
-29
-22
-16
-18
-18
-14
-28
Freezing level m
1450
1050
750
200
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
850
350
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
200
300
400
300
250
300
500
600
450
400
300
300
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-10-14-17-18-17-18-20-15-13-12-11-8-7-5-9-3-4-7-11-14-15-14-14-16-15-13-10-8-5-4-3-711-1-6-9-10-9-8-10-11-9-6-4-2-1-1-42342-1-111-1-1-2-2-2-1232
Sunrise
8:08
8:07
8:07
8:06
8:03
Sunset
4:13
4:14
4:15
4:16
4:17
4:20

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP585
3683 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
20.4 km
Sir Gaëtan Duval Airpor / odrigue / laine-Corail
3819 km NW
328m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
SHIP4108
3687 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
20.4 km
SHIP4461
3687 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
20.4 km
SHIP2806
3687 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
17.7 km
SHIP9149
3687 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
17.7 km
SHIP1101
3687 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
20.4 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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