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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
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snow shwrs
km/h
65
W
80
W
105
WNW
130
WNW
100
NW
115
NNW
120
NW
110
W
80
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
65
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
80
WNW
100
WNW
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4
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9
3
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7
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7
0.2
max °C
-7
-2
1
2
2
0
-11
-14
-16
-13
-12
-14
-14
-11
-9
-9
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min °C
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-6
0
1
1
-6
-12
-18
-17
-14
-12
-14
-14
-13
-10
-9
-15
-22
-17
-10
-10
-10
-20
-29
-36
-34
-30
-28
-29
-29
-27
-22
-22
-32
400
1550
2200
2450
2150
550
200
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0
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100
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150
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Sunrise
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:19
Sunset
3:53
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
56 minutes ago
10° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
45 km
ASCATB95E55S
1438 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB95E54S
1448 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB95E56S
1448 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB96E55S
1463 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB95E53S
1466 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB96E54S
1486 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB95E51S
1489 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB95E52S
1491 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB96E53S
1503 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 168).
- 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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