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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W 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 snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
W
45
WNW
85
NW
75
WNW
70
WSW
65
W
65
NW
105
WNW
105
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
80
W
85
WSW
 cm 
1
3
8
2
3
2
2
1
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-1
0
1
-6
-10
-5
-5
-9
-11
-12
-12
-10
min°C
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-3
0
-3
-8
-10
-9
-7
-10
-13
-13
-12
-13
chill°C 
-17
-19
-19
-18
-18
-11
-9
-13
-20
-23
-22
-21
-25
-27
-27
-27
-28
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
SHIP6223
509 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 190).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
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.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
SHIP5042
2493 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
- km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 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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