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 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
120
W
100
WSW
60
WSW
70
WNW
120
NW
120
W
120
WSW
95
WSW
95
SW
80
W
115
W
115
WSW
105
SW
85
SW
75
W
105
W
125
WNW
135
WNW
105
W
2
5
4
3
3
1
4
3
2
5
2
6
1
1
5
0.1
max °C
4
3
1
2
2
-8
-12
-10
-10
-6
-9
-11
-12
-12
-10
1
1
0
-5
min °C
-1
2
0
1
1
-11
-13
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-11
-7
1
-3
-11
-13
-8
-9
-7
-10
-28
-30
-26
-25
-24
-27
-29
-30
-28
-26
-20
-10
-16
-27
1750
2550
2100
2250
2250
400
200
300
150
350
350
250
300
200
250
2200
2400
1050
350
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
250
300
150
200
200
200
300
200
200
250
300
400
250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
Sunset
5:01
5:00
4:58
4:55
4:53
4:52

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
ASCATC61E59S
1040 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC60E58S
1045 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC62E60S
1045 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC60E59S
1055 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC63E61S
1059 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC59E58S
1059 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC59E57S
1061 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC61E60S
1066 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC64E61S
1079 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 76).
- 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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