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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10am Wed 20 Jan Local Time
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

(Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Wed night).

(Days 10-12):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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light snow
snow showers
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snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
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light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
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Wind km/h
20 SSW20
20 SW20
20 WNW20
50 NW50
55 NW55
55 NW55
75 NNW75
50 NW50
45 NNW45
50 W50
65 W65
85 WSW85
70 W70
65 W65
65 WSW65
25 WNW25
50 ENE50
110 SSE110
90 SW90
95 SW95
75 WSW75
65 WSW65
65 WSW65
60 W60
70 W70
70 W70
55 WNW55
45 WSW45
50 W50
85 WSW85
95 WSW95
90 WSW90
70 W70
90 W90
75 W75
30 WNW30
some clouds some clouds clear cloudy cloudy cloudy mod. rain light rain light snow light snow snow shwrs light snow cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow heavy snow light snow cloudy light snow cloudy some clouds some clouds clear some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow some clouds snow shwrs light snow cloudy some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - 3 1 1 4 - - - - 3 27 2 - 3 - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - 1 2 - -
High °C
-5 -4 -2 -1 1 1 3 4 2 -1 -3 -4 -6 -6 -6 -3 -2 -2 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5 -1 -3 -2 0 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 1 1 -1 0
Low °C
-6 -5 -4 -1 1 1 2 2 0 -3 -4 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -3 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 -1 -5 -5 -6 -5 -5 -4 1 -2 -2
Chill °C
-12 -10 -9 -8 -7 -7 -5 -3 -6 -9 -12 -15 -18 -18 -17 -10 -11 -12 -18 -18 -16 -16 -16 -10 -14 -12 -9 -12 -15 -16 -18 -17 -9 -9 -11 -8
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
4:11 - - 4:13 - - 4:16 - - 4:18 - - 4:20 - - 4:22 - - 4:22 - - 4:24 - - 4:26 - - 4:28 - - 4:31 - - 4:33 - -
Sunset
- 8:20 - - 8:17 - - 8:16 - - 8:15 - - 8:14 - - 8:13 - - 8:10 - - 8:09 - - 8:07 - - 8:06 - - 8:05 - - 8:02 -

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning)Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon nightTemperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night)Mainly extremely windy.

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morningTemperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue morning)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Wed night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais
476 km NW
30m alt.
59 minutes ago
7.1° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 170).
MawsonAus-base
1713 km S
16m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1.1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure-crozet
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
5.1° C
No report.
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 350).
Martin De Vivies
1729 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
18.6° C
No report.
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
Davis Base
1738 km S
13m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1.5° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 360).
50 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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