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 Thu 11 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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light snow
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light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
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snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
40
WNW
75
WSW
60
W
50
WNW
65
W
100
WNW
95
WNW
90
NW
115
NW
135
WNW
100
W
85
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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3
6
2
1
1
4
2
2
7
1
3
2
0.9
3
1.4
10
2
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-4
3
5
6
6
3
-6
-8
-9
-5
-5
-7
-4
-5
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-5
-2
4
5
5
-5
-7
-10
-9
-7
-6
-7
-5
-7
-18
-18
-18
-15
-11
-4
-3
-3
-19
-22
-25
-22
-20
-19
-19
-16
-18
100
200
300
400
1700
2200
2250
2300
400
200
0
0
250
250
200
350
200
Cloud base (m)
200
300
300
300
250
250
250
150
100
150
250
350
200
200
250
200
250
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Sunrise
8:17
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
Sunset
3:53
3:53
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, near 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 240).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
hy2c44E57S
1931 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c43E57S
1975 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c42E58S
2020 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c41E58S
2113 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c40E58S
2156 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 8).
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* 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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