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 Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
450
250
150
200
200
200
100
150
150
200
250
550
250
400
150
200
250
km/h
65
SSW
65
SW
45
W
10
NW
25
SSW
35
W
60
WNW
70
W
65
WSW
75
SW
65
WSW
80
SW
65
W
65
W
65
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
9
3
5
5
8
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
4
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-16
-15
-14
-13
-16
-14
-18
-17
-19
-20
-18
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
min °C
-22
-24
-24
-15
-15
-14
-16
-17
-19
-17
-20
-23
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
 chill °C
-41
-42
-42
-25
-23
-24
-30
-33
-36
-34
-37
-42
-36
-37
-38
-39
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
250
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
5:38
5:39
5:42
5:44
5:45
5:46

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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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Moderate to heavy drizzle and rain.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
2 km
Mid: overcast
3804 km NW
34m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Light rain showers.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Rodrigues(PointCanon)
3810 km NW
62m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
rain showers
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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