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 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
300
1050
300
1550
250
300
300
350
300
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
km/h
75
WNW
70
ENE
55
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
70
W
110
SW
45
WSW
95
W
105
WSW
115
W
105
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
5
9
3
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-18
-13
-7
-7
-9
-11
-12
-14
-11
min °C
-19
-20
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-16
-13
-7
-9
-13
-13
-14
-12
 chill °C
-36
-37
-35
-33
-30
-34
-33
-34
-36
-31
-28
-19
-20
-30
-30
-32
-28
Freezing level m
100
0
0
50
50
50
0
0
0
50
100
950
350
50
50
0
150
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
Sunset
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24

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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
57 minutes ago
2°C
-
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
ASCATB81E53S
533 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB82E54S
549 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB81E52S
563 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB82E53S
570 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB82E52S
599 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB81E51S
611 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB82E55S
613 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB82E56S
644 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB81E50S
648 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 51).
- 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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