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 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
200
250
250
250
250
200
300
250
350
300
250
400
500
250
km/h
85
WSW
55
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WNW
45
WSW
90
WSW
95
W
120
W
95
W
90
W
85
SW
70
WSW
80
WNW
95
WSW
85
W
100
WSW
95
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
2
4
7
3
2
6
2
2
7
1
5
8
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-12
-10
-8
-15
-23
-19
-20
-19
-21
-22
-23
-20
min °C
-21
-20
-22
-20
-20
-19
-16
-10
-12
-23
-25
-22
-20
-20
-23
-22
-24
-24
 chill °C
-41
-37
-40
-38
-36
-36
-32
-24
-29
-44
-46
-42
-38
-38
-45
-40
-45
-45
Freezing level m
0
50
50
50
100
50
250
350
450
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-22-20-20-19-14-10-10-19-24-21-20-20-22-22-24-22-16-15-16-16-14-15-11-9-8-15-19-17-16-15-17-17-18-17-9-9-9-9-7-8-6-5-4-9-11-10-11-8-10-9-10-100000111230-2-1-20-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:47
Sunset
4:30
4:30
4:32
4:34
4:36
4:37

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
ASCATB82E56S
684 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB81E57S
693 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB83E56S
696 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB83E55S
699 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB84E55S
702 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB82E57S
703 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB80E58S
724 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB84E54S
736 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB85E54S
741 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB81E58S
743 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 287).
- 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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