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 Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
150
200
200
150
350
200
200
250
300
300
350
200
250
km/h
95
NW
90
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
30
WNW
55
NNW
45
WSW
40
WNW
45
SSW
45
SW
55
WSW
75
W
100
SW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
16
3
1
2
8
1
11
3
2
2
3
2
5
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-15
-20
-19
-19
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
-18
-17
-11
-9
min °C
-12
-18
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-17
-13
-10
 chill °C
-28
-36
-39
-38
-40
-40
-34
-34
-36
-37
-34
-36
-36
-33
-28
-26
Freezing level m
350
100
50
100
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
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Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22

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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 -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sat 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
State of sky unchanged.
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 310).
40 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
72
Gales from the SE
(72 kph at 140).
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
-17°C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
ASCATC35E61S
2482 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 187).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
67
Gales from the E
(67 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC34E61S
2524 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC34E60S
2531 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 199).
- 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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