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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
400
400
300
300
250
250
200
150
250
300
350
450
450
450
300
km/h
110
W
130
WSW
90
SW
45
SSW
30
SSE
25
ESE
15
SW
35
W
75
NW
120
NNW
105
NNW
50
SW
65
WSW
30
NW
35
W
55
W
55
WSW
45
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
14
5
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-22
-18
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-10
-10
-11
-16
-19
-18
-19
-22
-17
-8
min °C
-21
-22
-22
-16
-14
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-14
-22
-22
-19
-21
-22
-20
-13
 chill °C
-42
-44
-44
-30
-26
-25
-21
-25
-23
-28
-31
-38
-39
-33
-36
-38
-36
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
700
300
0
0
50
0
0
50
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-22-20-16-14-15-14-14-11-11-13-19-21-19-20-22-19-11-15-17-16-14-13-13-13-11-8-7-9-15-16-15-16-17-15-9-9-10-10-10-10-11-10-6-3-2-3-8-9-9-9-9-9-50-1-1-1-1-2-102331000001
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:02
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
SHIP5341
1729 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
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.
SHIP2844
1734 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP10019
1734 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
- km
SHIP3335
1734 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
- km
SHIP4625
1734 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
- km
SHIP9770
1734 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C

* 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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