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 Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
45
W
55
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
50
WSW
60
WNW
75
W
65
WSW
85
WSW
70
W
80
WNW
 cm 
1
2
2
1
2
3
5
1
19
1
4
2
11
 mm 
max°C
-11
-13
-15
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-8
-8
-10
-13
-13
-11
-10
min°C
-12
-14
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-13
-10
-12
-14
-14
-12
-12
chill°C 
-20
-22
-30
-34
-34
-33
-33
-35
-33
-33
-31
-27
-23
-26
-28
-29
-27
-27
Freezing level (m
300
300
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
150
200
350
650
400
250
350
350
700
Cloud base (m)
250
200
250
200
200
200
200
400
250
200
200
200
150
150
200
200
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-16-19-19-19-20-20-19-18-17-11-9-11-14-14-12-11-9-10-12-13-14-14-14-14-13-13-12-8-6-8-10-10-9-8-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-6-5-1-3-5-5-5-3221122122122232233
Sunrise
3:42
3:41
3:41
3:40
3:39
3:38
Sunset
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:12

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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
ASCATB61E53S
867 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB61E54S
868 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB61E55S
871 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB61E52S
878 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB61E51S
905 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB60E53S
929 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB60E54S
930 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB60E52S
941 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB61E50S
943 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
- 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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