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 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
400
250
200
100
100
100
200
300
200
200
300
250
250
150
250
300
250
km/h
70
W
60
WSW
80
WSW
90
W
100
WNW
75
W
55
SW
70
SW
80
SW
95
SW
80
SW
85
WSW
85
SW
100
SW
50
WSW
65
SW
70
SSW
80
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
3
1
7
9
3
3
2
3
2
4
2
1
12
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-20
-24
-19
-18
-16
-18
-20
-20
-22
-23
-25
-26
-25
-17
-18
-23
-27
-23
min °C
-21
-24
-24
-20
-18
-19
-20
-21
-25
-24
-27
-27
-27
-21
-20
-27
-27
-25
 chill °C
-39
-42
-42
-39
-37
-37
-37
-39
-45
-45
-48
-48
-49
-41
-36
-47
-48
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-24-22-19-17-19-20-21-24-24-26-27-26-19-19-25-27-24-16-18-17-16-13-14-15-16-18-19-21-21-21-17-15-20-21-19-10-10-10-10-7-7-8-9-11-12-13-13-14-13-9-12-12-12-1-1-1-1110-2-2-3-5-4-5-4-1-3-4-3
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:59
5:00

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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1370
1741 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
- km
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2935 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB122E63S
3007 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB122E62S
3012 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB123E62S
3013 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB123E63S
3018 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
- 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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