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 Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
250
300
300
300
100
150
200
350
450
150
100
150
250
300
200
450
km/h
80
WSW
60
SW
80
SSW
80
SW
85
WSW
120
WSW
100
W
90
SW
95
SSW
75
WSW
125
W
150
W
145
WSW
120
SW
70
WSW
75
NW
55
N
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Snowflake cm
4
4
2
2
5
12
8
5
16
3
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-27
-26
-25
-11
-8
-9
-14
-19
-15
-5
-15
-18
-17
-15
-16
-17
min °C
-24
-28
-27
-26
-22
-8
-12
-25
-20
-18
-10
-18
-21
-21
-16
-16
-18
 chill °C
-44
-48
-48
-46
-42
-23
-28
-46
-40
-35
-25
-39
-44
-42
-33
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
400
150
0
0
0
650
50
0
0
100
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
Sunset
4:57
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:05

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
40 km
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.
SHIP4512
1790 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
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
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
2620 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
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2283
3609 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
79
Severe gales from the SE
(79 kph at 130).

* 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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