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 Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
250
250
250
200
200
200
250
300
300
300
300
250
200
200
200
250
400
km/h
65
W
90
WSW
80
WSW
125
W
115
W
100
W
80
W
120
WSW
135
WSW
75
W
55
W
30
SW
75
NW
100
WNW
105
WNW
115
W
150
W
145
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
6
1
5
5
1
1
1
8
19
2
1
8
 mm
max °C
-15
-12
-6
-4
-8
-10
-11
-14
-15
-15
-17
-14
-12
-7
-7
-19
-20
-18
min °C
-16
-14
-8
-6
-11
-11
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-13
-9
-18
-21
-22
-24
 chill °C
-31
-30
-23
-19
-27
-27
-28
-33
-36
-32
-33
-30
-26
-23
-37
-42
-44
-46
Freezing level m
0
200
550
1300
600
200
50
0
0
0
0
50
300
600
200
50
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
Sunset
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29
5:30

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W 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.
54 minutes ago
2°C
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
ASCATB53E54S
1385 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB53E55S
1386 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB53E53S
1394 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB53E52S
1412 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB53E51S
1437 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB52E55S
1444 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB52E54S
1447 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB52E56S
1453 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB52E53S
1457 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 319).
- 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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