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 Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 20mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
100
WNW
120
W
105
SW
35
W
20
SW
50
WSW
85
W
65
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
90
WSW
75
W
75
W
130
W
125
W
120
SW
2
1
1
5
4
5
1
2
3
5
2
6
2
1
4
16
max °C
-4
-10
-8
-5
-8
-5
-5
-7
-9
-10
-9
-7
-5
-5
-5
3
6
0
1
min °C
-7
-11
-12
-6
-8
-6
-6
-8
-10
-12
-10
-8
-7
-5
-5
-4
3
-2
-3
-21
-28
-29
-14
-14
-15
-19
-20
-24
-26
-24
-22
-20
-18
-17
-15
-7
-14
-16
700
350
500
700
250
500
550
600
450
400
350
600
700
800
850
1250
2850
1350
2400
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
300
300
250
300
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
250
200
200
300
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Sunrise
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:07
6:09
Sunset
6:25
6:22
6:21
6:19
6:15
6:14

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 20mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
SHIP7977
1160 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
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.
3 hours ago
-7° C
snow showers
Rain showers.
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 20).
ASCATB40E67S
2396 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC40E67S
2407 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC40E68S
2409 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB40E68S
2416 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB39E67S
2422 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 25).
- 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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