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 Tue 18 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 Fri morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
350
300
350
400
300
200
200
200
250
350
350
1300
350
500
500
km/h
90
SW
45
SSW
40
SSE
30
SE
35
WSW
45
W
75
NW
135
NNW
95
NNW
55
WSW
60
W
45
NW
20
S
65
SSW
65
SW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
10
7
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-16
-15
-15
-15
-13
-11
-10
-12
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-9
min °C
-21
-17
-15
-16
-16
-14
-12
-11
-15
-22
-22
-19
-19
-20
-19
-16
 chill °C
-43
-32
-27
-28
-27
-26
-25
-28
-32
-38
-39
-34
-31
-37
-36
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
150
500
800
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12

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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 Fri morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun 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
2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
ASCATC55E62S
1472 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC54E61S
1483 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC53E60S
1501 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC53E61S
1506 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC54E62S
1513 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC52E60S
1523 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC52E59S
1526 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC53E62S
1553 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC51E59S
1557 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 357).
- 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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