Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
85
W
90
W
75
W
80
WSW
75
W
95
W
90
W
105
W
100
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
105
WNW
110
W
120
WSW
65
WSW
30
W
60
WSW
100
W
3
3
5
1
3
2
3
2
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
1
2
1
-7
-8
-5
-3
-9
-9
-5
-6
-4
-4
min °C
-7
-4
-5
-6
-3
-2
1
-3
-11
-9
-7
-6
-11
-11
-7
-6
-5
-4
-20
-16
-17
-18
-14
-13
-9
-15
-26
-24
-20
-20
-27
-28
-21
-15
-14
-15
650
800
550
700
1150
2100
2500
1200
400
400
650
1050
400
450
600
600
850
900
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
500
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
300
300
400
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-7-6-2-1-3-13-10-8-7-15-13-8-8-7-6-6-4-5-6-3-12-1-9-9-6-5-10-10-6-6-5-4-3-1-3-30243-4-5-3-1-4-5-3-2-10355444554334443333
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:56
5:58
6:01
6:03
Sunset
6:35
6:32
6:30
6:28
6:25
6:22

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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
50 km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
35 km
Mid: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1578
1742 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
SHIP628
1742 km S
-m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
SHIP1366
1742 km S
-m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
SHIP3534
1742 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).

* 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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