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 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
45
W
65
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
60
W
110
WNW
140
W
135
SW
85
SW
75
SW
70
SW
70
SW
80
SW
95
WSW
2
2
1
4
1
2
2
2
5
2
1
2
1
6
8
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-9
-3
2
-5
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-4
min °C
-8
-9
-11
-11
-13
-11
-10
-8
2
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-7
-20
-22
-24
-24
-27
-25
-24
-20
-7
-27
-29
-26
-25
-26
-25
-24
-20
400
400
300
300
250
300
350
400
2900
400
250
300
350
250
300
400
650
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
250
300
300
250
100
150
200
250
250
250
300
300
250
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Sunrise
4:01
4:03
4:05
4:07
4:09
Sunset
8:27
8:25
8:24
8:23
8:22
8:22

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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 fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun 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
SHIP4513
14 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
- km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
moderate rain
Rain
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1169
714 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
SHIP9269
714 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
SHIP2617
714 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP6586
714 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP461
714 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).

* 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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