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 Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
300
250
300
300
350
350
350
300
300
250
300
200
200
250
300
350
km/h
100
WSW
95
W
125
W
135
W
60
W
85
WSW
130
SW
90
WSW
95
W
135
WNW
130
WNW
95
W
105
WNW
95
W
80
WSW
95
SW
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
1
6
5
10
15
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-2
-2
-5
-11
-16
-14
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-9
-7
-23
-21
-18
min °C
-7
-3
-3
-7
-14
-18
-18
-13
-6
-5
-5
-9
-10
-20
-24
-23
-21
 chill °C
-20
-15
-16
-22
-29
-36
-37
-30
-19
-19
-20
-24
-24
-39
-45
-43
-40
Freezing level m
500
2400
2200
550
150
0
0
0
0
1900
1950
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-3-3-6-13-17-16-10-6-5-5-8-10-14-24-22-20-512-4-9-13-14-8-2-1-1-6-8-11-18-18-16-2450-4-6-8-4122-3-5-6-10-11-100453110-1-103101-1-2-1
Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:30
Sunset
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:49
4:50
4:52

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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.
ASCATB104E58S
2007 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB104E57S
2009 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB104E53S
2012 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB104E56S
2016 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB105E56S
2029 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB103E52S
2029 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB104E55S
2030 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATB104E54S
2049 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- 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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