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 Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
NW
50
NW
75
NNW
70
WNW
65
WSW
55
W
55
NW
85
WNW
100
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
 cm 
2
1
2
1
1
4
 mm 
1.9
7
9
max°C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
2
4
5
-3
-3
-1
0
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
min°C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
3
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
chill°C 
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-8
-4
-10
-14
-15
-14
-14
-18
-18
-16
-16
-18
Freezing level (m
550
450
400
400
500
1800
2100
1500
450
500
550
550
350
300
300
350
350
Cloud base (m)
400
300
300
300
600
250
200
200
250
250
300
150
200
200
300
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-15-13-10-5-4-3-11-14-10-9-13-17-18-17-16-11-11-11-10-8-20-1-7-10-7-6-10-12-13-12-12-4-4-4-4-3142-3-4-3-2-5-6-5-5-644334355334532233
Sunrise
3:32
3:32
3:32
3:32
3:33
Sunset
8:24
8:25
8:27
8:28
8:29
8:30

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
SHIP8677
509 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 190).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
40 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
SHIP6223
510 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 190).
SHIP3295
510 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 190).
- km
SHIP4327
510 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 190).
- km
SHIP6541
510 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 190).
SHIP1754
536 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 190).

* 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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