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 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
110
W
100
W
100
W
105
WSW
95
WSW
65
WNW
115
WNW
130
WNW
100
W
65
W
55
W
55
W
70
W
70
W
95
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
90
W
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
6
7
max °C
-4
-6
-7
-7
-4
1
8
6
-1
-5
-7
-8
-8
-4
-6
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-5
-7
-8
-7
-6
-3
7
4
-5
-6
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-9
-18
-21
-22
-21
-19
-14
0
-6
-18
-18
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-19
-24
600
550
650
600
850
1800
3400
3400
550
550
450
450
500
850
450
550
600
700
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
300
300
200
200
250
250
250
250
350
250
250
300
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:58
5:01
5:03
5:05
5:07
5:09
Sunset
7:38
7:37
7:35
7:31
7:30
7:28

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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 13mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW 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 -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
45 km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-43° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
hy2c124E65S
3071 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c125E64S
3115 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c125E65S
3134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 345).
- 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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