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 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Tue morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
300
350
300
200
150
200
250
300
300
500
250
500
500
400
250
300
km/h
25
SE
25
W
45
W
75
NW
130
NNW
80
NNW
50
W
60
W
20
NNW
60
ESE
55
SW
70
SW
65
SW
60
WNW
55
WNW
100
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
12
1
2
1
10
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-14
-10
-10
-13
-18
-18
-17
-18
-19
-22
-13
-13
-11
-9
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-13
-11
-15
-22
-19
-17
-19
-20
-23
-22
-14
-13
-10
 chill °C
-27
-24
-28
-26
-28
-31
-38
-37
-30
-36
-36
-41
-40
-28
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
100
400
850
100
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
100
350
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-12-11-14-20-19-17-19-20-23-18-14-12-10-14-13-11-8-6-11-16-15-13-14-16-17-15-12-9-7-10-8-5-3-2-5-9-9-7-8-10-10-10-8-4-3-2-10232000-1-1-1-1123
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
74
Gales from the SSE
(74 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
2620 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
ASCATB32E61S
2631 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB30E62S
2742 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 239).
- 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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