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 Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
55
SW
45
SW
50
SW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
N
15
SE
30
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
70
WSW
95
W
105
W
105
NW
80
WSW
95
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
4
2
1
4
4
max °C
-18
-18
-15
-14
-14
-10
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
-8
-12
-14
min °C
-19
-18
-17
-15
-14
-14
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-7
-8
-15
-16
-34
-34
-31
-26
-24
-25
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-13
-21
-23
-31
-33
200
100
50
50
100
350
550
850
1550
1800
2000
1050
2200
2000
1250
750
200
200
Cloud base (m)
150
200
300
400
400
600
250
450
250
300
300
300
300
250
250
300
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
7:54
7:54
7:56
7:58
7:58
Sunset
4:10
4:09
4:08
4:07
4:06
4:05

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2745 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
3° C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
40 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
48 minutes 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
-9° C
No report.
69
Gales from the NNE
(69 kph at 30).
ASCATC38E54S
2355 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC37E59S
2361 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC37E58S
2363 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC37E60S
2365 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC38E53S
2366 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 213).
- 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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