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 Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
120
WNW
110
NW
130
NW
145
WNW
100
W
85
W
90
WNW
90
WNW
75
W
85
WNW
95
WNW
90
W
90
WNW
85
W
50
WNW
65
WSW
55
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
2
1
2
2
2
9
3
2
12
4
1
4
2
2
4
max °C
1
2
0
-12
-15
-16
-12
-12
-14
-13
-10
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-16
min °C
1
2
-7
-13
-17
-17
-15
-13
-14
-14
-11
-13
-13
-17
-17
-16
-17
-10
-8
-22
-32
-35
-34
-32
-29
-29
-30
-26
-29
-29
-34
-33
-31
-32
2350
2350
400
150
0
0
250
300
200
150
450
250
250
50
0
100
50
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
150
200
250
200
200
250
200
150
200
200
200
300
250
400
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Sunrise
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:19
8:19
Sunset
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:52
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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
11° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
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.
SHIP5331
1835 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 260).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6504
1839 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 260).
SHIP7460
1839 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 260).
- km
SHIP2658
1839 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 260).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 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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