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 Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
500
300
300
300
350
850
300
250
300
300
350
300
300
300
300
200
km/h
70
SSW
65
SW
90
W
105
WSW
105
SW
70
WSW
70
WNW
90
W
120
WNW
85
WSW
55
W
80
WSW
90
W
100
W
80
NW
85
WNW
115
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
1
3
 mm
3
5
max °C
-11
-9
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
5
5
2
-5
-6
-5
-1
-1
2
1
min °C
-12
-10
-7
-3
-7
-4
-3
3
5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-3
-1
0
-6
 chill °C
-26
-24
-19
-15
-21
-16
-13
-6
-4
-16
-18
-20
-18
-14
-11
-9
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
100
400
0
0
650
2450
2200
350
0
150
250
650
650
1650
250
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Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
4:40
4:42
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:49

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP4983
2745 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
20.4 km
Sir Gaëtan Duval Airpor / odrigue / laine-Corail
3819 km NW
328m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP6658
2747 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 60).
17.7 km
SHIP3472
2747 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
20.4 km
SHIP4107
2747 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 60).
17.7 km
SHIP113
2747 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
20.4 km
SHIP881
2747 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
20.4 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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