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 Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
250
100
150
200
400
450
150
200
200
200
250
250
300
km/h
60
SW
80
SSW
75
SW
90
WSW
115
W
100
WSW
80
SW
100
SSW
70
SW
90
W
110
W
105
W
140
SW
90
WSW
95
WNW
80
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
3
2
5
10
7
5
12
3
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-25
-12
-9
-9
-14
-21
-16
-6
-13
-16
-18
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-28
-27
-25
-22
-9
-12
-24
-21
-19
-10
-15
-19
-22
-16
-15
-18
 chill °C
-48
-48
-45
-41
-24
-28
-44
-41
-37
-25
-33
-39
-43
-35
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
350
200
0
0
0
350
100
50
0
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-25-17-9-11-19-21-18-8-14-18-20-16-15-17-23-22-20-14-7-8-15-17-15-8-10-14-16-11-11-12-14-13-12-9-4-6-10-11-10-6-5-8-9-6-5-6-5-5-3-122-2-1-11100111
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
Sunset
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:05

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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 -9°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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
ASCATC74E54S
58 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC74E53S
75 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC73E54S
78 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC73E53S
86 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC72E54S
89 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB73E54S
92 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC72E53S
101 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC75E54S
122 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
128 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB72E54S
140 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 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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