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 Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
75
WSW
85
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
125
W
105
W
105
W
140
WSW
120
SW
75
W
105
W
120
WSW
115
SW
50
WSW
65
WNW
110
WNW
75
WSW
75
W
2
2
2
6
2
3
2
5
6
2
5
1
21
max °C
-12
-15
-11
-7
-1
3
-3
-6
-1
-2
1
1
2
1
1
1
-4
-8
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-9
-4
1
-6
-7
-7
-3
-3
-3
0
0
0
0
-8
-9
-30
-31
-32
-22
-15
-9
-20
-22
-23
-14
-14
-16
-12
-8
-8
-11
-21
-22
250
200
250
400
1500
2550
600
400
1000
1250
2400
1150
2450
2100
2100
2000
450
300
Cloud base (m)
250
300
350
300
300
200
200
200
300
350
200
250
300
300
250
400
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
Sunset
5:10
5:08
5:07
5:05
5:01
5:00

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
ASCATB85E58S
920 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB86E57S
924 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB84E59S
933 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB83E59S
935 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB87E56S
947 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB87E57S
952 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB86E58S
957 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB82E60S
969 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB88E56S
975 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 231).
- 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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