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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
250
350
250
400
400
250
300
300
250
400
250
300
150
300
600
km/h
100
WSW
120
WSW
120
W
85
WNW
100
W
115
SW
95
SW
115
W
115
WSW
100
WSW
105
WSW
100
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
85
W
80
SSW
115
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
1
5
4
2
5
1
10
2
1
4
2
3
15
5
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-17
-25
-22
-19
-18
-16
-22
-22
-22
-20
-19
-10
-11
-19
-21
min °C
-13
-9
-13
-23
-25
-25
-22
-19
-20
-22
-23
-24
-20
-20
-17
-14
-21
-22
 chill °C
-30
-24
-31
-43
-46
-47
-42
-38
-40
-42
-44
-46
-39
-39
-35
-30
-40
-43
Freezing level m
300
400
500
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
300
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:47
7:45
7:43
Sunset
4:32
4:34
4:36
4:37
4:38
4:40

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
ASCATC74E53S
58 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC73E53S
69 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC74E52S
76 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
81 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC75E52S
97 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC73E52S
100 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC72E53S
139 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC74E54S
144 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC72E52S
149 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC73E54S
160 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 270).
- 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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