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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
100
200
350
500
150
200
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
300
150
150
200
km/h
130
W
100
WSW
100
SSW
95
SSW
75
WSW
110
W
90
WSW
100
WSW
145
SW
95
W
65
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
85
W
70
NW
55
NW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
15
9
6
1
11
1
1
5
9
1
2
2
8
3
4
 mm
max °C
-8
-10
-15
-21
-14
-7
-14
-21
-16
-16
-16
-15
-20
-21
-16
-14
-15
-16
min °C
-9
-13
-23
-22
-18
-10
-17
-23
-23
-17
-16
-18
-20
-22
-22
-14
-16
-18
 chill °C
-25
-29
-44
-43
-36
-26
-35
-44
-45
-35
-32
-33
-35
-39
-39
-29
-30
-33
Freezing level m
350
100
0
0
0
750
0
0
100
150
150
250
50
0
50
450
300
50
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:09
Sunset
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:05
5:07
5:07

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 270).
hy2c49E57S
1611 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c48E57S
1657 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c48E58S
1705 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 220).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 60).
hy2c47E58S
1752 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c46E58S
1798 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 215).
- 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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