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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, AustraliaIssued: 4 am Sat 15 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 4 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 4 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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4 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | mod. snow | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 300 | 300 | 250 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 400 | 450 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 250 | 150 | 200 | 300 |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -26 | -24 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -14 | -19 | -16 | -6 | -15 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -20 | -19 |
min °C | -26 | -25 | -21 | -8 | -12 | -24 | -20 | -18 | -10 | -17 | -21 | -21 | -14 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -22 | -22 |
chill °C | -45 | -45 | -40 | -23 | -28 | -44 | -40 | -36 | -26 | -35 | -40 | -40 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -33 | -41 | -41 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 200 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).
Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen) | |||||
ASCATC98E60S | |||||
Mawson |  | ||||
ASCATC99E59S | |||||
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam) | |||||
Davis | |||||
ASCATC99E60S | |||||
ASCATC100E59S | |||||
ASCATC99E61S | |||||
ASCATC100E58S |
* 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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