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 Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
550
400
300
300
250
200
250
250
500
300
500
550
350
300
300
300
km/h
85
SW
25
SW
5
WNW
15
N
30
NNE
20
NNW
25
WNW
80
WNW
65
W
50
W
45
WSW
65
SW
75
SSW
40
SW
65
WNW
75
WNW
95
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
4
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-12
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-13
-18
-21
-21
-16
-9
-7
-6
-7
min °C
-18
-13
-12
-11
-11
-8
-6
-8
-16
-20
-23
-24
-19
-13
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-37
-26
-17
-17
-19
-16
-13
-22
-31
-35
-40
-43
-36
-28
-19
-19
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
350
400
800
50
50
0
0
0
0
200
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-12-11-10-8-6-7-15-19-22-23-18-11-8-7-8-14-12-9-9-6-6-5-5-12-16-17-18-15-10-5-5-6-10-9-6-5-3-3-3-1-8-9-9-10-10-5-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-1123100-101023
Sunrise
8:06
8:03
8:03
8:02
8:00
Sunset
4:16
4:17
4:20
4:21
4:22
4:23

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours 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. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP6501
3291 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
SHIP1846
3292 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP769
3292 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
SHIP4453
3292 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
SHIP8451
3292 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
SHIP9858
3292 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
- 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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