Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
150
250
300
500
400
250
150
200
200
150
150
250
200
150
200
250
km/h
70
ENE
5
ENE
70
SSE
55
SW
65
SW
45
W
50
WNW
105
NW
85
WNW
85
WNW
30
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
40
NW
35
W
45
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
26
5
1
13
1
1
6
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-19
-19
-14
-13
-12
-11
-15
-16
-17
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-16
-19
-19
-20
-19
-13
-14
-12
-17
-18
-21
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
 chill °C
-27
-19
-35
-38
-35
-25
-27
-26
-34
-36
-37
-36
-38
-37
-32
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
300
200
100
0
100
50
150
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-19-20-17-13-13-12-16-17-19-20-20-20-21-21-22-12-13-15-16-15-13-11-8-12-13-14-15-15-15-15-15-16-6-8-8-10-10-10-8-3-6-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-80-1-1-1-1012211111000
Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:56
Sunset
5:09
5:12
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:19

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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, 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.

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
1°C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 30).
ASCATB112E59S
2464 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB112E60S
2472 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB111E55S
2477 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB112E58S
2486 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 224).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).

* 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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