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 Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -21°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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
300
450
250
250
200
250
200
200
200
300
300
300
400
250
300
200
km/h
55
SW
60
WSW
100
WSW
80
WSW
135
W
125
W
120
W
100
WSW
105
WSW
105
WSW
85
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
70
NW
95
WNW
135
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
6
2
4
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
5
19
 mm
max °C
-20
-15
-12
-7
-4
-6
-11
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-14
-12
-8
-6
min °C
-21
-16
-13
-8
-5
-11
-13
-14
-17
-18
-16
-17
-17
-13
-10
-10
 chill °C
-37
-31
-29
-23
-18
-28
-30
-31
-36
-38
-33
-33
-32
-28
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
250
1250
1500
450
100
50
100
0
0
0
0
200
350
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
6:43
Sunset
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -21°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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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.
55 minutes ago
-1°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
ASCATC56E61S
1398 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC56E62S
1407 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC55E61S
1407 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC55E60S
1408 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC54E60S
1427 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC53E59S
1451 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC55E62S
1460 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC54E61S
1462 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC53E60S
1474 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 262).
- 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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