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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
150
200
200
450
300
250
300
400
250
250
200
150
150
150
250
km/h
90
WSW
125
W
115
WSW
95
W
75
WSW
140
WSW
120
WSW
75
W
55
W
30
WSW
80
NW
90
WNW
100
WNW
95
W
95
WSW
110
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
7
2
2
1
2
2
9
13
4
4
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-9
-9
-12
-14
-14
-15
-18
-14
-12
-10
-11
-16
-17
-15
min °C
-9
-6
-10
-10
-15
-16
-15
-16
-18
-17
-13
-11
-16
-18
-17
-18
 chill °C
-25
-20
-26
-24
-31
-36
-35
-32
-34
-31
-26
-26
-33
-36
-35
-36
Freezing level m
350
1450
700
300
50
0
0
0
50
100
300
750
250
100
150
0
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Sunrise
6:50
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
Sunset
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29
5:30

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (54 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC35E61S
2475 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the WSW
(73 kph at 243).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 30).
ASCATC34E61S
2520 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the WSW
(71 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC34E60S
2532 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 253).
- 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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