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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
500
350
200
250
200
250
150
150
200
250
150
150
200
250
350
300
km/h
70
SSE
45
SW
55
SW
45
WNW
60
NW
105
NW
95
WNW
75
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
45
NW
35
W
50
W
65
WSW
70
SSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
11
2
4
3
1
5
2
3
3
2
2
5
 mm
max °C
-19
-19
-13
-13
-11
-9
-17
-20
-20
-19
-21
-20
-21
-20
-21
-24
-23
-19
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-13
-13
-13
-19
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-21
-21
-24
-25
-25
-22
 chill °C
-38
-35
-34
-25
-26
-29
-38
-39
-37
-35
-40
-37
-36
-35
-41
-44
-44
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
250
350
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-19-16-13-12-11-18-20-20-20-22-21-21-21-23-25-24-21-15-15-14-12-10-8-13-15-15-14-16-15-15-15-17-19-18-17-9-10-10-9-6-4-7-8-7-7-8-8-8-7-9-11-11-10-1-1-101321100001-1-2-2-2
Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
Sunset
5:12
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:20

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
ASCATC23E60S
3146 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC23E59S
3151 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC22E60S
3157 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC23E58S
3172 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC23E57S
3197 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 32).
- 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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