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 Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
60
WSW
50
W
80
W
70
W
75
W
85
WSW
80
WSW
75
W
95
WNW
100
W
85
SW
40
W
10
SSW
45
WSW
80
W
65
WSW
60
WSW
40
WSW
2
3
1
1
2
3
2
max °C
-3
0
5
5
2
-3
-5
-2
-1
-5
-5
-1
-3
-1
0
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-3
-2
-1
4
1
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-13
-11
-9
-4
-8
-17
-17
-15
-15
-18
-18
-14
-7
-9
-14
-15
-16
-14
550
1150
2400
2350
1200
400
400
600
750
400
400
700
400
800
700
500
400
400
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
300
300
450
300
250
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:56
5:58
6:01
6:03
6:03
Sunset
6:32
6:30
6:28
6:25
6:22
6:21

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
42 minutes ago
11° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC90E66S
1724 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 107).
- km
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC91E66S
1735 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 98).
- km
SHIP6336
1742 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 20).
SHIP9081
1742 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
- km
SHIP7569
1742 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 20).
ASCATC92E66S
1749 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB92E66S
1752 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 114).
- 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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