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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
200
250
250
300
250
250
350
300
350
250
250
250
350
300
km/h
85
WSW
50
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
55
W
65
WSW
95
WSW
105
W
115
W
130
WNW
85
W
90
SW
75
WSW
80
WNW
85
WSW
90
WSW
95
WSW
80
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
2
5
4
3
2
6
1
2
4
1
3
8
3
2
7
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-16
-10
-9
-8
-15
-24
-23
-20
-20
-19
-23
-25
-25
min °C
-21
-20
-22
-20
-20
-19
-14
-9
-12
-18
-26
-24
-21
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
 chill °C
-41
-38
-40
-37
-37
-37
-30
-23
-29
-38
-47
-44
-39
-39
-44
-44
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
50
50
0
50
50
300
400
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-22-20-20-18-12-9-10-17-25-24-21-21-21-24-25-26-16-15-16-16-14-14-9-8-8-13-20-19-17-16-17-18-19-20-9-9-8-9-7-8-5-5-4-8-11-11-11-9-9-10-11-110010012230-1-2-2-1-1-1-2-2
Sunrise
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:47
Sunset
4:30
4:30
4:32
4:34
4:36
4:37

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat 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
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.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC39E58S
2245 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC39E59S
2248 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC39E57S
2248 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC39E56S
2257 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC39E55S
2270 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC39E54S
2289 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC38E58S
2307 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC38E59S
2308 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 48).
- 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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