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 Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Fri night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
350
450
150
200
200
200
250
350
350
250
200
250
200
150
100
km/h
85
S
85
SSW
90
WSW
105
W
115
W
125
WSW
90
SW
65
SSW
65
SSW
45
WNW
65
WNW
95
W
95
W
95
NNW
130
NNW
105
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
8
13
2
4
2
2
3
2
4
9
 mm
max °C
-15
-19
-12
-6
-17
-22
-21
-19
-16
-16
-20
-18
-12
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-22
-21
-16
-13
-18
-22
-22
-20
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-11
-11
-19
 chill °C
-42
-41
-33
-30
-38
-43
-44
-38
-34
-34
-37
-38
-38
-26
-28
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
600
50
0
0
0
0
50
100
150
200
700
800
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:09
Sunset
5:01
5:02
5:05
5:07
5:07

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

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 -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Fri 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
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
ASCATC44E62S
1989 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC44E61S
2003 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC43E61S
2039 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC43E62S
2048 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC42E62S
2072 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC42E60S
2084 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC42E61S
2089 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 253).
- 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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