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 Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
30
W
55
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
75
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
40
WNW
90
WNW
140
W
130
SW
80
SW
65
SW
60
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
75
WSW
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
4
12
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
0
4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-4
0
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-2
-14
-11
-15
-15
-17
-18
-16
-15
-4
-19
-21
-19
-16
-19
-17
-17
-12
400
400
300
300
250
300
350
400
2900
400
250
300
350
250
300
400
650
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
250
300
300
250
100
150
200
250
250
250
300
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:01
4:03
4:05
4:07
4:09
Sunset
8:27
8:25
8:24
8:23
8:22
8:22

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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. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun morning).

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
SHIP6698
14 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
moderate rain
Rain
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
35 km
SHIP9629
14 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
- km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
moderate rain
Rain
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
35 km
SHIP931
714 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
-
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
SHIP1169
714 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
-
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
SHIP9539
714 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP9269
714 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
SHIP4315
714 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP6552
714 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).

* 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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