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 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
350
300
300
250
150
150
150
200
250
200
300
200
200
150
1300
350
450
150
km/h
65
W
45
W
40
WSW
95
NW
105
WNW
100
W
90
W
100
SW
100
WSW
95
W
75
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
60
WSW
70
W
85
W
40
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
12
8
3
4
4
3
1
2
5
10
2
2
2
9
 mm
max °C
-15
-18
-13
-12
-10
-15
-16
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-22
-25
-23
-18
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-12
-14
-16
-17
-17
-18
-22
-20
-20
-20
-21
-24
-25
-25
-21
 chill °C
-31
-33
-32
-25
-31
-34
-35
-35
-37
-42
-39
-36
-34
-33
-44
-45
-45
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
100
200
450
200
50
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:34
5:35

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
54 minutes ago
4°C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
50 km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
54 minutes ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP6671
3622 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
SHIP3484
3622 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9302
3622 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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