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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
250
400
400
300
350
350
250
200
150
250
400
350
400
500
550
500
km/h
135
WSW
85
SW
45
SSW
25
SSE
25
E
15
SW
30
W
70
NW
105
NNW
105
NNW
60
WSW
75
WSW
40
W
35
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
6
29
 mm
max °C
-22
-18
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-10
-11
-11
-14
-20
-18
-18
-21
-21
-10
min °C
-23
-21
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-11
-12
-23
-23
-18
-20
-21
-22
-19
 chill °C
-46
-43
-31
-27
-27
-22
-24
-24
-26
-29
-41
-41
-33
-35
-37
-39
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
600
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-20-16-15-15-14-14-12-11-12-19-22-18-19-21-22-15-18-16-14-13-14-13-11-8-7-7-14-16-14-15-16-17-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-3-2-1-7-9-8-8-10-10-8-1-1-1-1-1-102330000001
Sunrise
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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
3° C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
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.
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.
SHIP8233
1747 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP1838
1752 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP9484
1752 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
- km
SHIP4624
1752 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP2987
1752 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP5628
1752 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP6800
1752 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
- 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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