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 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
WSW
65
W
70
W
80
W
60
NW
90
W
110
SW
80
W
95
W
85
W
65
WNW
70
NW
75
NW
45
WNW
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
1
2
3
1
1
4
2
3
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
2
0
-3
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-10
-12
-12
min °C
-8
-5
-5
-4
-3
1
-2
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
-7
-12
-12
-12
-20
-16
-16
-15
-13
-9
-14
-17
-17
-18
-15
-12
-11
-16
-25
-25
-24
500
800
900
1250
1200
2350
800
950
950
800
1150
1450
1600
1000
350
350
400
Cloud base (m)
350
400
300
300
350
150
250
250
300
300
250
250
200
300
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-7-5-2-2-5-7-7-5-4-4-7-15-18-17-7-5-5-4-22-1-4-5-5-4-2-1-4-11-12-12-4-1-11251-1-1-10230-5-5-533344644555554333
Sunrise
6:07
6:09
6:11
6:13
6:15
Sunset
6:19
6:15
6:14
6:10
6:08
6:07

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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
SHIP10601
704 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
- km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Snow
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
SHIP6605
705 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 310).
SHIP7145
705 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP2178
705 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 310).
SHIP2271
705 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 310).
SHIP2570
705 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
- 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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