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 Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1850
250
350
300
400
250
250
250
200
250
200
200
300
550
450
550
km/h
25
WSW
40
W
45
SW
55
SW
65
WSW
95
WSW
90
SW
100
WSW
105
W
105
W
115
WSW
105
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
45
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
3
2
1
5
4
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-22
-19
-16
-11
-7
-5
-5
-8
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-21
-21
-22
-22
-17
-14
-9
-8
-7
-14
-15
-17
-19
-14
-13
-15
 chill °C
-32
-34
-37
-38
-32
-29
-25
-20
-21
-31
-33
-36
-38
-29
-26
-28
Freezing level m
100
0
0
0
0
250
600
400
900
250
50
50
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-21-17-13-8-7-6-11-15-17-17-14-13-15-16-16-17-17-15-10-7-4-3-8-12-13-14-14-13-13-8-9-10-9-10-6-4-21-4-8-8-9-11-10-910-1-1-11113210-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
Sunset
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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW 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 -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed 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.
48 minutes ago
0°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
ASCATC52E62S
1628 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC51E62S
1638 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC51E61S
1646 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC50E61S
1669 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC50E62S
1694 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC49E60S
1700 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 232).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
ASCATC49E61S
1715 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 230).
- km
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.

* 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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