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 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
NW
35
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
35
WNW
35
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
45
WNW
70
NW
90
NW
95
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
90
W
70
WSW
1
7
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
max °C
-1
-3
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-3
-1
0
0
-2
-7
-9
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-2
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-2
0
-2
-4
-8
-11
-11
-13
-13
-11
-22
-25
-25
-24
-20
-21
-18
-10
-9
-14
-16
-20
-24
-24
-29
-28
1450
500
350
400
350
450
450
650
1600
2050
1600
650
500
400
400
300
300
Cloud base (m)
200
200
500
300
250
300
400
350
450
450
300
300
450
300
300
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:15
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:22
Sunset
6:08
6:07
6:04
6:01
6:00
5:57

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
55 minutes ago
9° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
28 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
ASCATC108E58S
2240 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC108E57S
2248 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC109E58S
2252 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC108E54S
2253 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC108E56S
2261 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 251).
- 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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