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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Tue 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
70
W
75
WSW
90
SW
100
W
105
WNW
105
NW
70
NW
90
W
110
WNW
100
W
90
W
75
W
90
W
65
NW
75
NNW
35
W
20
SW
40
S
65
SSE
 cm 
4
1
2
11
9
7
2
4
1
2
8
18
1
 mm 
max°C
-20
-21
-15
-8
-5
-5
-10
-18
-18
-20
-18
-16
-13
-11
-8
-7
-14
-15
-9
min°C
-21
-21
-20
-13
-9
-7
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-17
-17
-13
-10
-12
-15
-15
-13
chill°C 
-40
-39
-38
-28
-24
-21
-34
-34
-39
-39
-39
-34
-35
-27
-25
-20
-25
-26
-25
Freezing level (m
100
100
150
450
1350
1000
200
150
200
100
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
300
300
250
250
150
200
150
200
200
250
200
400
2000
250
250
300
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-18-11-7-6-14-18-19-20-19-17-15-12-9-10-15-15-11-16-16-14-9-4-3-9-13-14-15-14-13-13-12-10-10-13-14-11-8-8-8-401-3-7-7-8-8-7-9-9-8-9-10-10-91113453121111-1-2-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
8:19
8:19
8:21
8:21
8:21
8:21
Sunset
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:53
3:53
3:53

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
85
Severe gales from the SE
(85 kph at 130).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
94
Stormy winds from the E
(94 kph at 80).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
ASCATC17E63S
3373 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATC18E62S
3379 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC18E61S
3394 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 181).
- 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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