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 Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
30
NNW
20
NNE
50
SW
80
SW
70
SW
60
W
90
WNW
105
NW
90
W
80
W
85
W
75
W
75
W
95
WNW
95
WSW
100
SW
80
SW
60
WSW
2
13
4
1
4
0.2
max °C
-3
-1
0
-2
-7
-4
2
2
2
1
-7
-7
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
-2
min °C
-6
-2
-1
-6
-7
-6
-4
2
2
-8
-8
-7
-6
-3
-3
-7
-5
-3
-4
-16
-9
-6
-17
-19
-18
-14
-7
-8
-22
-22
-20
-18
-14
-14
-20
-18
-14
-15
650
1100
1650
500
500
650
2150
2550
2550
850
550
550
750
900
950
500
950
850
1150
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
250
300
350
1700
600
250
250
300
300
250
250
400
250
300
300
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:16
4:18
4:20
4:22
4:22
4:24
Sunset
8:16
8:15
8:14
8:13
8:10
8:09

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue 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
SHIP6720
14 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
ASCATC54E65S
1689 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC54E64S
1690 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATC53E64S
1695 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC53E64S
1700 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC52E64S
1707 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC52E63S
1708 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 36).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.

* 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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