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 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
60
WSW
65
W
70
W
75
W
80
WSW
55
W
45
NNW
100
WNW
130
W
100
WSW
70
WSW
45
WNW
75
NNW
95
NW
95
WNW
105
WNW
115
W
 cm 
1
1
3
1
1
7
3
 mm 
18
max°C
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
6
-3
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
-3
-4
-5
min°C
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
chill°C 
-16
-15
-18
-16
-17
-16
-13
-14
-19
-18
-17
-13
-12
-14
-16
-18
-18
Freezing level (m
350
300
300
300
350
400
450
2350
400
350
300
450
600
1100
500
400
350
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
250
250
300
300
150
200
250
300
300
550
150
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-17-18-18-16-11-4-2-8-15-16-11-9-9-14-15-15-10-12-13-13-12-9-50-6-11-11-8-7-6-9-11-11-5-5-6-5-5-5-42-4-5-5-4-3-2-4-5-533233335433334443
Sunrise
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:34
Sunset
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:31
8:31

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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 Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC75E53S
130 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC75E54S
135 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC76E54S
203 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC76E53S
210 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC77E54S
215 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC75E52S
217 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC77E53S
222 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC76E55S
242 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC77E55S
252 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC76E52S
266 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 274).
- 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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