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 Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
 km/h
60
WSW
80
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
65
W
110
WNW
150
W
130
SW
85
SW
80
SW
70
SW
65
SW
70
SW
110
W
95
W
75
WSW
50
WSW
1
3
4
3
7
2
2
1
1
3
14
max °C
-11
-12
-10
-9
-2
3
-5
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-6
-4
-7
-8
-3
min °C
-11
-13
-11
-9
-7
3
-9
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-6
-7
-8
-5
-24
-28
-26
-22
-19
-6
-26
-28
-26
-25
-25
-24
-22
-18
-21
-22
-16
350
250
300
350
450
2800
400
300
350
300
250
350
650
950
550
500
1150
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
350
250
100
150
200
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-14-11-61-10-16-15-14-13-13-10-8-9-11-6-11-13-11-9-53-7-12-11-11-11-11-8-5-7-8-4-5-6-6-6-27-4-5-6-6-7-6-3-1-3-3-133233643333334434
Sunrise
4:03
4:05
4:07
4:09
4:09
Sunset
8:25
8:24
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:21

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Moderate rain (total 14mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

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
SHIP4626
14 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
-
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 240).
SHIP2051
19 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
8.1 km
SHIP8312
19 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
9.3 km
SHIP1707
19 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
8.1 km
SHIP6517
19 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
8.1 km
SHIP7660
19 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
8.1 km
SHIP5713
19 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
9.3 km
SHIP4621
19 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
9.3 km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
-
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 240).

* 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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