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 Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
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snow shwrs
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Cloud base (m)
300
350
400
250
250
150
150
150
200
250
200
250
200
200
1050
250
km/h
110
WSW
60
W
40
W
40
WSW
85
NNW
110
NW
90
WNW
85
W
90
SW
105
WSW
80
W
70
W
45
WNW
55
NW
55
WNW
40
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
11
8
4
4
2
4
2
3
5
3
13
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-17
-14
-12
-10
-15
-16
-16
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-26
-23
min °C
-17
-15
-18
-18
-12
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
-21
-22
-22
-25
-26
-25
 chill °C
-37
-31
-32
-31
-24
-32
-34
-33
-32
-37
-40
-40
-39
-43
-46
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
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200
50
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:34

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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 -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
45 minutes ago
1°C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
ASCATC46E62S
1868 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC46E61S
1877 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC45E60S
1925 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC45E61S
1934 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC44E60S
1957 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 89).
- 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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