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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Sat 14 Mar 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 night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed 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).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
80
WSW
70
W
110
W
90
W
100
W
100
WSW
95
WSW
90
W
110
W
120
W
105
SW
50
W
15
SW
50
WSW
95
W
85
W
70
WSW
50
WSW
5
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
max °C
-6
-3
2
2
0
-8
-8
-6
-4
-10
-10
-5
-6
-4
-3
-7
-9
-8
min °C
-6
-5
-3
1
-3
-11
-10
-7
-7
-12
-12
-7
-7
-5
-6
-8
-10
-10
-18
-17
-14
-9
-15
-26
-25
-20
-22
-29
-29
-20
-14
-14
-19
-22
-24
-23
550
1150
2400
2350
1200
400
400
600
750
400
400
700
400
800
700
500
400
400
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
300
300
450
300
250
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:56
5:58
6:01
6:03
6:03
Sunset
6:32
6:30
6:28
6:25
6:22
6:21

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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 night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed 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).

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.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
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.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
ASCATB117E66S
2755 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB118E66S
2815 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB118E65S
2821 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB119E65S
2839 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB119E66S
2850 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 154).
- 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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