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 Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
150
300
500
200
200
250
300
350
350
200
200
200
200
km/h
80
WNW
70
WNW
75
W
55
WNW
10
S
20
SSW
35
NW
35
WNW
50
W
60
SW
60
SW
75
SW
80
WSW
80
W
110
WSW
105
WSW
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
3
1
2
4
1
1
10
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-18
-20
-20
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-18
-16
-5
-6
-10
-10
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-20
-17
-12
-9
-12
-12
 chill °C
-40
-38
-39
-38
-34
-34
-35
-37
-37
-39
-40
-36
-33
-26
-24
-28
-28
Freezing level m
50
100
50
50
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
900
450
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-21-21-19-20-21-22-22-22-22-19-17-9-8-11-11-15-14-15-15-14-15-15-16-17-16-17-17-14-7-4-7-10-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-8-9-8-10-11-9-31-2-51100000000-1-2-12322
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
5°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
45 km
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.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2399
1793 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6633
1798 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
SHIP2368
3786 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
20.4 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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