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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
NW
70
W
65
W
70
WNW
70
W
70
WSW
70
W
95
W
100
W
85
W
85
W
80
W
115
W
85
W
90
WSW
95
SW
70
WSW
75
W
105
WSW
7
1
1
4
2
2
1
3
5
1
2
4
max °C
-8
-10
-11
-12
-13
-11
-9
-4
-2
-1
-2
-1
2
-1
-7
-8
-7
-3
-3
min °C
-9
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-6
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-10
-12
-7
-4
-5
-21
-25
-26
-28
-27
-26
-25
-19
-15
-13
-13
-11
-11
-14
-25
-28
-20
-15
-18
600
450
400
350
300
300
350
850
1350
1050
1450
1800
2350
950
450
400
500
950
800
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
300
300
250
250
250
300
300
300
250
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Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:56
5:58
Sunset
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:32
6:30
6:28

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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 below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

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
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
SHIP5259
1634 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
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.
ASCATB55E65S
1722 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 225).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB55E65S
1726 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB54E65S
1728 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 256).
- km
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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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