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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
 km/h
75
WSW
40
W
35
SW
50
SW
60
W
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
75
WSW
85
SW
80
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
70
NW
85
NW
110
NW
1
3
3
1
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
0.6
0.7
0.1
8
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-7
-8
-6
-4
-1
3
4
4
6
min °C
-7
-7
-5
-7
-7
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-5
-2
0
4
4
5
-20
-19
-14
-18
-18
-14
-16
-17
-21
-22
-21
-17
-13
-9
-3
-4
-3
250
200
200
200
300
400
400
300
150
100
100
400
800
2050
2600
3000
2750
Cloud base (m)
200
400
200
300
250
250
250
200
250
300
300
300
300
350
300
350
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-15-16-13-13-14-15-21-22-17-10-7-5-110-12-11-11-12-11-10-10-12-16-16-13-9-5-2223-7-6-5-7-6-4-5-6-8-8-7-5-2244622222333112333567
Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
Sunset
4:58
4:55
4:53
4:52
4:50
4:47

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 1000 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
ASCATB74E54S
46 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB73E54S
72 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
84 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB74E53S
91 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
93 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
95 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB72E53S
100 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB75E52S
116 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB72E54S
140 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB71E54S
153 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 257).
- 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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