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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the NW by Wed morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
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night
cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
70
WNW
120
WNW
95
WNW
100
NW
75
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
60
NW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
SSW
50
SW
45
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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2
5
2
3
6
2
2
4
1
2
9
2
2
1
max °C
1
1
-11
-14
-15
-14
-15
-18
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-17
-17
-14
min °C
-1
-7
-14
-14
-17
-15
-17
-18
-17
-15
-17
-15
-15
-18
-17
-17
-16
-10
-22
-31
-32
-34
-31
-34
-35
-32
-30
-31
-29
-27
-25
-27
-31
-30
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Cloud base (m)
400
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250
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Sunrise
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:48
7:48
Sunset
4:21
4:20
4:17
4:16
4:15
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the NW by Wed 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
13° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
45 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
lightning
3539 km E
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
hy2c130E53S
3732 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 18).
- km
hy2c129E50S
3735 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c129E51S
3736 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c128E50S
3736 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c128E49S
3738 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 12).
- 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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