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 Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
250
350
350
400
350
400
450
200
250
300
300
450
200
250
300
km/h
75
WSW
100
WSW
125
WSW
120
W
85
W
95
W
100
SW
95
SW
110
W
110
WSW
95
W
85
WSW
100
WSW
95
WSW
95
WSW
75
W
40
WSW
75
SSW
120
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
6
4
2
5
2
8
6
5
2
3
2
5
2
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-9
-8
-8
-17
-25
-21
-19
-19
-18
-16
-17
-21
-22
-24
-16
-17
-19
-17
min °C
-19
-13
-9
-13
-24
-25
-26
-22
-19
-21
-18
-17
-24
-24
-24
-18
-17
-20
-21
 chill °C
-36
-30
-24
-31
-44
-46
-48
-42
-38
-42
-36
-35
-45
-45
-46
-37
-33
-36
-42
Freezing level m
50
300
400
450
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-11-9-11-21-25-24-21-19-20-17-17-23-23-24-17-17-20-19-13-9-8-8-16-19-19-17-15-15-14-13-17-18-19-15-14-16-16-7-5-4-3-9-11-12-11-8-8-9-7-10-11-11-11-9-11-111223-1-2-2-2-110-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-1
Sunrise
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:47
7:45
7:43
Sunset
4:32
4:34
4:36
4:37
4:38
4:40

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong 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
SHIP921
1344 km NNE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 140).
17.7 km
ASCATC53E63S
1612 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC52E62S
1624 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC51E62S
1628 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC51E61S
1644 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC50E61S
1663 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC52E63S
1665 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATC49E61S
1670 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC50E62S
1693 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC49E60S
1693 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 301).
- 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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