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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Thu 11 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
50
WNW
40
WNW
75
WSW
65
W
50
NW
80
W
100
WNW
100
WNW
95
NW
135
NW
145
WNW
100
W
75
WSW
75
W
90
WNW
95
NW
95
NW
75
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
4
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
5
3
3
4
2
9
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
3
5
5
6
-5
-7
-9
-9
-8
-5
-4
-3
-6
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-1
4
4
4
-7
-8
-10
-9
-9
-7
-4
-4
-8
-18
-17
-18
-18
-15
-10
-4
-5
-4
-22
-24
-25
-22
-22
-19
-16
-16
-21
150
100
200
300
400
1600
2100
2000
2250
200
100
0
0
100
350
450
450
100
Cloud base (m)
250
200
250
250
300
250
200
200
150
150
150
250
300
350
200
200
150
200
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Sunrise
8:15
8:17
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
Sunset
3:53
3:53
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:52

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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 Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 90).
0.5 km
Mid: clear
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP9176
1867 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 260).
SHIP1615
1867 km W
-m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 260).
SHIP10064
1867 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 260).
SHIP1302
1867 km W
-m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 260).

* 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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