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 Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
70
W
60
W
90
W
90
W
70
WSW
80
W
80
W
95
W
105
W
105
W
100
WSW
90
WSW
85
W
100
WNW
105
W
105
SW
75
WSW
2
4
4
1
1
3
2
5
5
max °C
-12
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
4
4
1
-8
-6
-4
-3
-10
-12
-4
min °C
-12
-11
-7
-4
-5
-5
-1
-1
3
-2
-10
-8
-5
-8
-12
-13
-10
-26
-24
-20
-16
-16
-17
-11
-11
-6
-14
-25
-22
-17
-22
-28
-31
-25
350
350
650
800
550
900
1850
2650
2750
1250
450
600
900
850
400
400
600
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
300
300
300
250
250
300
300
300
250
200
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-8-6-5-6-4-20-3-12-9-7-8-16-18-9-12-10-6-4-5-5-124-1-9-7-5-6-11-13-7-6-6-3-1-3-12573-4-3-1-1-5-5-333354445664344343
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:56
5:58
6:01
Sunset
6:37
6:35
6:32
6:30
6:28
6:25

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales 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.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
50 km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 130).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP1639
1742 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 50).
SHIP9792
1742 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the NE
(29 kph at 50).
- km
SHIP6454
1742 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 50).
SHIP5417
1742 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 50).
SHIP5975
1742 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the NE
(29 kph at 50).
- 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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