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 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
350
300
400
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
300
350
400
300
300
300
250
km/h
50
SW
55
SW
65
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
120
W
125
WSW
105
W
115
WSW
100
WSW
110
SW
95
WSW
70
W
40
W
30
W
40
W
90
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
7
1
4
6
2
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-15
-12
-7
-4
-5
-10
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-11
-8
min °C
-21
-21
-16
-13
-8
-5
-10
-13
-15
-17
-18
-15
-16
-16
-15
-13
-10
 chill °C
-36
-37
-31
-29
-23
-17
-26
-30
-33
-35
-37
-33
-32
-30
-26
-24
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
200
750
1650
500
150
100
50
0
0
0
0
100
200
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-16-13-8-5-8-12-15-17-17-15-16-16-15-12-9-16-17-14-10-6-3-5-10-12-13-15-14-14-14-12-9-7-9-10-10-6-31-1-6-8-7-10-9-9-9-7-5-30-1-11233211-2-101112
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
6:43
Sunset
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy 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.
57 minutes ago
0°C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
SHIP8683
479 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 220).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
57 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
57 minutes ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
SHIP5533
480 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
50
Strong winds from the SW
(51 kph at 220).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
57 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8589
1810 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
SHIP9112
1810 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
- 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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