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 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
200
100
100
150
200
350
150
150
200
250
350
200
150
200
400
km/h
55
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
95
WNW
70
W
65
WSW
70
SSW
70
SW
60
W
75
SW
80
SW
75
SW
80
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
70
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
2
7
9
4
2
1
4
2
4
3
1
4
3
2
4
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-18
-16
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-24
-28
-24
-17
-19
-21
-22
min °C
-24
-24
-20
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-28
-29
-28
-21
-20
-22
-26
 chill °C
-42
-41
-39
-37
-37
-36
-36
-39
-40
-42
-50
-51
-49
-40
-37
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
150
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-19-17-19-19-20-21-22-22-26-29-26-19-20-22-24-18-17-16-13-14-14-16-17-17-17-21-23-21-15-15-17-19-10-10-10-7-7-8-10-11-9-10-13-14-13-10-8-10-120-1-1110-1-2-1-2-4-5-4-2-1-1-3
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:59
5:00

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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. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sat morning). 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
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.
SHIP751
1760 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP416
1764 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP7173
1764 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP5107
1764 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3487
1764 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP7836
1764 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
- km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 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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