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 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
PM
night
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night
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light rain
rain showers
clear
light snow
light snow
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light snow
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snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
60
NW
125
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
NW
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
35
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
SSW
50
SW
45
W
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Snow map
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Snow map
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5
2
3
6
2
2
4
1
2
9
2
2
1
0.1
7
max °C
5
5
-7
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-11
min °C
4
-5
-9
-9
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-3
-18
-24
-24
-27
-26
-26
-28
-24
-24
-26
-24
-22
-23
-21
-26
-26
3000
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Cloud base (m)
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250
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Sunrise
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:48
7:48
Sunset
4:21
4:20
4:17
4:16
4:15
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the NW 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 330).
ASCATB96E55S
1491 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB95E52S
1496 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB96E56S
1502 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC96E55S
1511 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB96E54S
1514 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB95E51S
1519 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB96E57S
1519 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC97E56S
1520 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC96E54S
1522 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 242).
- 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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