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 Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Sat night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
300
350
300
250
150
200
250
250
250
150
250
400
450
450
350
200
km/h
35
SSE
20
SE
25
WSW
40
W
70
NW
135
NNW
85
NW
50
W
65
W
30
N
25
E
65
SSW
75
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
50
WNW
80
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
8
2
16
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-10
-13
-19
-19
-18
-17
-20
-22
-15
-12
-12
-10
min °C
-15
-16
-15
-15
-13
-11
-16
-22
-21
-18
-19
-21
-23
-25
-13
-12
-12
 chill °C
-27
-26
-24
-27
-26
-28
-33
-37
-38
-32
-33
-38
-42
-45
-28
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
450
850
100
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
50
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-15-15-12-11-15-21-20-18-18-21-23-20-13-12-11-14-14-13-11-8-6-11-16-15-14-14-16-18-16-12-11-9-10-10-9-6-3-2-6-9-9-7-8-10-10-10-10-8-4-1-2-11232001-1-1-1-1-102
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12
5:13

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Sat night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon 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
hy2c74E53S
80 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 132).
- km
hy2c73E52S
87 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 100).
- km
hy2c74E52S
89 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c73E53S
91 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 78).
- km
hy2c72E53S
98 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 95).
- km
hy2c72E52S
113 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c75E53S
127 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 158).
- km
hy2c73E54S
148 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
- km
hy2c75E52S
152 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c74E54S
161 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 138).
- 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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