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 Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
350
350
200
200
200
250
300
250
200
300
400
550
350
250
400
km/h
85
WNW
95
W
110
SW
90
SW
100
W
115
WSW
95
WSW
105
WSW
140
SW
95
WSW
90
W
115
WSW
65
SSW
95
SW
85
SW
100
WSW
120
WSW
115
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
5
1
1
9
2
4
5
4
17
2
4
6
 mm
max °C
-17
-25
-23
-18
-19
-16
-22
-23
-23
-20
-14
-13
-19
-19
-13
-9
-5
-6
min °C
-23
-25
-25
-21
-19
-21
-22
-24
-25
-22
-18
-16
-21
-21
-18
-11
-7
-17
 chill °C
-43
-46
-47
-40
-37
-40
-41
-46
-49
-43
-36
-34
-38
-39
-36
-26
-21
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
150
1600
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:47
7:45
7:43
7:41
Sunset
4:34
4:36
4:37
4:38
4:40
4:42

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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 -16°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

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 Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW 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
SHIP4663
1047 km WNW
15m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
68
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 240).
- km
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
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2935 km NW
285m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP7807
3671 km W
3m alt.
48 minutes ago
20° C
SHIP1172
3678 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
8.1 km
SHIP2572
3678 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
8.1 km
SHIP4323
3678 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
9.3 km
SHIP6817
3678 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
8.1 km
SHIP5798
3678 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
9.3 km
SHIP6431
3678 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
8.1 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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