Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
200
100
100
150
200
300
200
300
250
300
400
250
100
100
200
km/h
85
WSW
95
W
100
WNW
70
W
65
SW
75
SW
100
SW
110
SW
55
SW
65
SW
70
SSW
85
SW
85
WSW
100
W
60
W
80
S
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Snowflake cm
4
2
7
7
3
2
3
4
1
6
2
2
6
11
1
7
 mm
max °C
-20
-18
-17
-19
-19
-19
-21
-23
-25
-26
-28
-25
-9
-9
-13
-19
min °C
-24
-19
-18
-20
-20
-21
-24
-23
-27
-27
-28
-28
-21
-10
-17
-23
 chill °C
-41
-38
-37
-37
-37
-39
-45
-42
-45
-46
-48
-49
-40
-25
-32
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:59
5:00

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW 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
ASCATB74E54S
50 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
66 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB74E53S
67 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
95 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
110 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
134 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB76E54S
156 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC76E53S
170 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB76E53S
170 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB74E55S
175 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- 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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