Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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km/h
85
W
95
WNW
85
WNW
75
W
80
WNW
105
WNW
90
W
95
WNW
90
WNW
65
WSW
65
WNW
80
WNW
70
W
65
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
90
W
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2
1
8
2
2
11
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
1
2
1
max °C
-16
-12
-11
-14
-12
-10
-11
-11
-12
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-14
-7
min °C
-17
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-17
-16
-16
-19
-18
-19
-19
-17
-15
-12
-34
-30
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-34
-33
-31
-37
-35
-36
-36
-33
-31
-26
0
200
250
150
250
350
250
250
50
50
0
0
0
0
50
100
150
200
Cloud base (m)
300
250
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500
300
300
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Sunrise
8:18
8:18
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:21
Sunset
3:52
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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
106
Extremely windy from the S
(106 kph at 180).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
57 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
57 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP10225
1826 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
43
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
SHIP3460
1826 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
43
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
SHIP6253
1826 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
SHIP5329
1826 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
SHIP6251
1826 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).

* 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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