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 Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
1500
350
1500
500
250
300
300
350
500
300
200
250
150
km/h
65
WNW
75
W
60
WNW
45
ENE
50
S
25
SW
35
WNW
20
WSW
35
WSW
50
SW
60
SW
75
WSW
95
W
115
WSW
110
WSW
140
W
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Snowflake cm
2
5
2
3
2
1
4
1
11
1
2
15
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-18
-19
-21
-20
-21
-21
-21
-17
-14
-7
-7
-7
-5
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-20
-15
-11
-7
-7
-15
 chill °C
-37
-39
-38
-34
-36
-37
-32
-32
-33
-38
-35
-30
-25
-22
-21
-34
Freezing level m
100
50
100
0
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
700
750
400
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23

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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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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
3°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
ASCATC62E59S
956 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC61E58S
962 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC63E59S
963 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC60E57S
979 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC64E60S
980 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC60E58S
990 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC63E60S
991 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC61E59S
1006 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC65E61S
1007 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 20).
- 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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