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 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
400
300
150
200
200
150
100
150
150
200
300
400
200
200
150
150
200
km/h
65
SSW
65
SW
50
W
10
WNW
20
S
45
W
65
WNW
70
W
65
W
70
SW
75
SW
90
SW
75
W
70
W
70
W
85
WNW
75
WNW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
3
5
3
2
4
6
7
2
2
4
2
3
2
4
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-17
-16
-15
-14
-15
-14
-18
-17
-18
-20
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
min °C
-22
-24
-24
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-19
-19
-20
-23
-19
-21
-21
-20
-22
-23
 chill °C
-40
-42
-42
-26
-22
-26
-30
-30
-36
-36
-38
-43
-36
-39
-40
-38
-41
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
50
100
0
0
0
100
50
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
5:38
5:39
5:42
5:44
5:45
5:46

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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 230).
30 km
ASCATC97E60S
1632 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC98E59S
1677 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC99E59S
1700 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 98).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
50 minutes ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
50 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC99E58S
1720 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC100E58S
1725 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 329).
- km
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.
ASCATC99E60S
1735 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 97).
- 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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