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 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
90
SSW
75
WSW
100
W
115
WNW
105
WNW
85
NW
55
W
60
SSW
60
WSW
90
W
100
WSW
95
WSW
115
SW
70
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
7
1
2
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-5
-6
-7
-7
-10
-11
-15
-17
-15
-16
-22
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-10
-7
-6
-7
-9
-11
-16
-18
-18
-16
-21
-25
-20
-15
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-25
-19
-19
-21
-24
-26
-30
-34
-33
-32
-41
-46
-40
-32
-28
-27
-26
Freezing level m
0
1650
1650
1400
950
800
200
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
250
250
250
250
200
200
300
350
250
250
300
350
600
450
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
8:08
8:07
8:07
8:06
Sunset
4:12
4:13
4:14
4:15
4:16
4:17

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW 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
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.
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2935 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
SHIP900
3091 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
20.4 km
SHIP2445
3086 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP5248
3086 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
20.4 km
SHIP5830
3086 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP363
3723 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
20.4 km
SHIP2419
3723 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(51 kph at 110).
17.7 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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