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 Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
250
350
500
350
200
150
200
200
150
150
150
450
150
200
200
km/h
0
SSE
85
SSE
45
SW
55
SW
45
WNW
60
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
65
W
40
NW
40
WNW
10
SW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
24
4
14
3
3
3
3
1
6
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-19
-13
-14
-12
-11
-17
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-20
-18
-19
-19
-14
-14
-13
-18
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-21
 chill °C
-36
-37
-34
-35
-26
-28
-29
-36
-38
-36
-35
-38
-38
-36
-31
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
250
300
150
100
100
100
0
50
50
50
50
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Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:56
Sunset
5:12
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:19

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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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).
ASCATB48E62S
1799 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB48E61S
1802 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB47E61S
1830 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB47E62S
1842 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB46E60S
1867 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 22).
- 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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