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 Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WNW
15
WSW
35
W
50
NW
95
NW
85
WNW
70
WSW
90
SW
65
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WNW
90
W
90
W
120
W
95
WSW
75
WSW
3
5
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
6
0.3
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
-4
-4
-4
-7
-6
-6
-1
4
3
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
3
-5
-5
-7
-7
-11
-9
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
-20
-19
-18
-18
-12
-6
-18
-18
-21
-20
300
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450
650
500
450
300
150
200
250
700
2800
500
350
250
200
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
200
200
200
250
250
250
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200
200
250
300
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Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
Sunset
5:23
5:22
5:20
5:17
5:15
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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
45 minutes ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
45 minutes ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
45 minutes ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB106E56S
2137 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB107E56S
2150 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB106E55S
2153 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB106E54S
2175 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB107E55S
2178 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 309).
- 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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