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 Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
 km/h
85
WSW
90
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
20
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
W
35
NW
40
NNW
40
W
60
W
60
W
 cm 
4
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
5
 mm 
max°C
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-5
-9
-11
-11
min°C
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-10
-11
-11
chill°C 
-30
-30
-29
-29
-26
-24
-24
-20
-18
-22
-24
-24
-24
-22
-19
-18
-20
-24
-24
Freezing level (m
100
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
0
100
200
200
200
250
400
650
250
350
350
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
350
200
300
300
250
250
400
200
250
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:34
3:34
3:34
3:33
3:33
3:33
Sunset
8:17
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:23

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB38E65S
2376 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB38E64S
2382 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB37E64S
2416 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 24).
- km
SHIP7681
2421 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
7
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB36E64S
2428 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 28).
- 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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