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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
300
400
350
400
300
250
200
150
250
300
250
600
500
350
250
km/h
115
W
140
WSW
90
SW
40
SSW
50
SSE
35
ESE
5
NNW
40
WNW
65
NW
130
NNW
130
NNW
70
W
50
WNW
25
NNW
45
WNW
60
WSW
65
W
100
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
4
9
7
4
7
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-22
-19
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-11
-10
-11
-16
-20
-20
-20
-16
-12
-7
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-13
-22
-22
-20
-21
-19
-13
-8
 chill °C
-43
-44
-43
-31
-28
-28
-22
-25
-24
-26
-31
-40
-39
-33
-32
-35
-27
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
400
600
300
0
100
0
50
50
150
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:02
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7007
1729 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
- km
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9888
1733 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
SHIP3056
1733 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
- km
SHIP6707
1733 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP1394
2161 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 300).

* 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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