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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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snow shwrs
snow shwrs
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mod. snow
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light snow
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light snow
light snow
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km/h
80
WSW
65
W
85
W
115
WNW
125
WNW
115
NW
125
NW
125
WNW
105
W
80
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
65
W
60
W
70
WNW
80
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
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1
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
9
2
2
7
3
4
4
max °C
-11
-7
-2
1
2
2
-2
-11
-14
-17
-13
-13
-14
-11
-9
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-12
-9
-5
-1
1
0
-8
-12
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-14
-11
-7
-6
-12
-27
-22
-16
-12
-10
-11
-23
-29
-36
-34
-32
-31
-31
-29
-24
-20
-19
-27
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1500
2150
2400
2200
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0
0
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400
Cloud base (m)
250
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200
200
200
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Sunrise
8:17
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:19
Sunset
3:53
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:52
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 -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

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 -6°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, extremely windy 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
40 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
ASCATC25E62S
3007 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC25E63S
3012 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- 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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