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 Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
400
1200
250
300
350
400
300
200
300
150
200
200
200
250
450
500
350
km/h
45
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
W
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
85
W
100
SW
75
W
110
W
95
WSW
95
W
85
W
55
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
2
1
5
6
2
4
 mm
max °C
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-20
-16
-14
-7
-7
-6
-10
-11
-13
-15
-12
-14
-14
min °C
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-18
-14
-9
-7
-7
-14
-12
-14
-19
-13
-14
-15
 chill °C
-35
-35
-31
-34
-37
-37
-33
-29
-24
-18
-21
-31
-28
-30
-34
-26
-28
-29
Freezing level m
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
250
450
450
750
150
100
50
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
Sunset
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue 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
ASCATB68E53S
396 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB68E52S
405 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB68E54S
410 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB68E51S
441 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB67E53S
457 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB67E54S
473 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 256).
- km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB67E52S
479 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB68E50S
500 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB67E51S
513 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 258).
- 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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