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 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
1550
200
250
200
200
200
250
200
250
300
250
200
300
250
300
km/h
135
W
115
W
90
WNW
120
WNW
95
W
100
NW
90
WNW
105
W
125
W
75
WNW
85
WSW
60
W
85
NW
115
SW
80
W
65
W
60
S
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Snowflake cm
2
8
11
11
1
7
4
1
3
11
7
13
3
5
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-7
-4
-6
-12
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-13
-16
-21
-19
-20
min °C
-7
-10
-10
-7
-8
-8
-19
-21
-20
-19
-21
-19
-16
-22
-22
-24
-24
 chill °C
-22
-25
-25
-21
-23
-22
-37
-42
-42
-39
-40
-36
-32
-42
-42
-42
-41
Freezing level m
600
150
0
850
1400
1350
100
100
200
250
0
100
50
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:54
7:52
Sunset
4:23
4:24
4:27
4:28
4:30
4:30

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

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
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP1057
3670 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
SHIP2280
3674 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP7739
3674 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
SHIP1074
3674 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
SHIP3659
3674 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
SHIP8418
3674 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
- 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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