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 Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
200
150
200
250
150
200
150
450
450
250
250
250
300
250
400
300
300
km/h
45
WNW
60
NW
100
NW
85
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
45
ESE
15
NW
20
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
45
W
30
W
55
S
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Snowflake cm
14
3
1
2
4
1
5
1
2
2
4
3
3
 mm
max °C
-13
-12
-10
-15
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-20
-18
-18
-10
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-21
-21
-23
-22
-23
-19
-18
-16
 chill °C
-24
-26
-28
-37
-38
-38
-39
-39
-34
-29
-32
-32
-38
-37
-41
-33
-33
-26
Freezing level m
0
300
350
150
100
100
50
100
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:20
5:22

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Fri 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.
56 minutes ago
4°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
State of sky unchanged.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
56 minutes ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
78
Severe gales from the ENE
(78 kph at 70).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
3804 km NW
34m alt.
56 minutes ago
27°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
45 km
Mid: scattered
Rodrigues(PointCanon)
3810 km NW
62m alt.
56 minutes ago
25°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
45 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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