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 Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
mod. rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
90
WSW
75
SW
65
W
85
W
80
W
75
W
75
W
70
WNW
115
NW
120
WNW
120
W
100
WSW
95
SW
90
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
85
W
3
1
2
2
2
3
5
7
max °C
-4
-1
1
4
4
0
0
3
2
0
-9
-12
-10
-3
1
1
1
min °C
-5
-4
0
4
1
-1
-1
0
2
-6
-11
-12
-12
-8
-1
1
0
-17
-16
-8
-4
-8
-11
-11
-9
-8
-20
-28
-28
-28
-22
-12
-8
-10
800
1150
2300
2850
2900
1850
1900
2500
2600
750
400
350
400
600
2150
2150
2300
Cloud base (m)
300
300
500
350
300
300
400
400
200
200
250
250
300
300
350
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:26
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:35
Sunset
8:09
8:07
8:06
8:05
8:02
8:00

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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 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Mon 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
SHIP2192
771 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4607
773 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
- km
SHIP9488
773 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
SHIP3526
773 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
- km
SHIP1836
773 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
SHIP2561
773 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).

* 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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