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 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
250
300
250
400
100
100
150
300
400
150
200
200
200
km/h
65
SW
70
WSW
85
WSW
60
SW
85
SSW
85
SW
90
SW
105
W
90
WSW
90
SSW
90
SSW
85
SW
115
W
110
WSW
115
W
95
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
3
4
2
2
3
10
8
5
2
10
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-23
-27
-27
-25
-13
-8
-9
-15
-20
-17
-7
-12
-19
-22
min °C
-24
-24
-23
-28
-27
-26
-23
-8
-12
-23
-23
-18
-11
-17
-20
-23
 chill °C
-43
-43
-42
-47
-48
-47
-43
-22
-28
-43
-43
-35
-26
-36
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
200
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
Sunset
4:57
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02

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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 -8°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

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

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
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
ASCATC56E63S
1499 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATC55E62S
1503 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC54E62S
1512 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC55E63S
1513 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC53E61S
1523 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC52E60S
1547 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC52E61S
1551 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC53E62S
1553 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC54E63S
1566 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
- 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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