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 Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
NNW
10
ENE
25
SSW
15
W
25
NW
20
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
55
NW
85
WNW
80
W
80
W
 cm 
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
 mm 
max°C
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
-14
-17
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-17
-7
-8
-13
-14
min°C
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-15
-13
-13
-16
chill°C 
-24
-20
-20
-19
-20
-28
-32
-33
-34
-33
-33
-30
-31
-31
-27
-29
-29
-33
Freezing level (m
550
750
550
400
400
200
200
200
200
150
200
200
200
250
350
450
400
300
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
200
600
300
250
200
250
200
1450
250
300
350
150
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-11-11-12-16-18-19-20-20-19-19-19-18-11-11-13-15-9-6-7-8-9-11-13-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-8-7-10-11-3-1-2-3-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-5-4-2-5-6333221221211222432
Sunrise
3:44
3:42
3:41
3:41
3:40
3:39
Sunset
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
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
3° C
-
63
Gales from the NNE
(63 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB29E61S
2796 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SE
(16 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB30E57S
2797 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 272).
- 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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