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 Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
95
WSW
80
W
100
WNW
115
W
110
SW
40
WNW
15
SW
60
WSW
85
W
65
W
65
WSW
85
SW
75
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
80
W
75
WNW
120
W
2
1
1
8
4
6
1
1
1
1
1
26
max °C
-7
-5
-4
-9
-8
-4
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-10
-10
-8
-4
-3
-1
4
min °C
-8
-6
-7
-12
-12
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-2
-1
-23
-19
-21
-29
-29
-17
-13
-16
-18
-21
-23
-25
-24
-22
-18
-16
-13
-12
500
600
900
350
500
700
300
500
500
600
500
400
400
500
1100
1250
1600
2900
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
300
250
300
300
250
350
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-8-15-14-7-8-6-7-11-13-15-13-11-7-6-4-1-8-6-6-11-10-5-6-6-6-8-9-11-10-9-5-4-22-4-3-1-4-4-2-4-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-1115334443234443344446
Sunrise
5:58
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:07
Sunset
6:28
6:25
6:22
6:21
6:19
6:15

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

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

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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.
45 minutes ago
10° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
SHIP1501
1191 km SSE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 80).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
45 minutes ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
45 minutes 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.
45 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
45 minutes ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 20).
0.5 km
ASCATC47E53S
1800 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC47E52S
1806 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC46E56S
1816 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC46E55S
1819 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 299).
- 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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