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 Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod rain
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. rain
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
80
SW
80
SW
75
WSW
70
W
105
WNW
140
WSW
115
SW
80
SW
75
SW
70
SW
70
SW
70
SW
100
W
95
W
85
SW
65
WSW
30
W
35
W
5
SSW
4
6
3
7
3
2
3
1
5
5
2
9
max °C
-12
-10
-9
-2
3
-7
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-7
-4
-6
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-13
-12
-9
-7
2
-9
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-6
-6
-8
-7
-5
-6
-6
-28
-27
-22
-19
-7
-25
-30
-26
-25
-25
-25
-22
-18
-19
-22
-20
-13
-14
-8
250
300
350
400
2900
400
300
350
350
300
350
550
800
500
550
500
500
650
550
Cloud base (m)
300
300
400
200
100
150
200
250
250
300
300
300
250
250
200
250
250
350
200
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Sunrise
4:03
4:05
4:07
4:09
4:09
4:11
Sunset
8:24
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:20

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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 9mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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
SHIP7105
62 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
42 minutes ago
5° C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
hy2b94E66S
1824 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 100).
- km
hy2b94E66S
1829 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 100).
- km
hy2b100E63S
1922 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 358).
- km
hy2b100E64S
1931 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 355).
- km
hy2b101E63S
1938 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b101E64S
1972 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
- 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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