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 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
WSW
55
WNW
80
WNW
105
WNW
90
W
70
W
80
W
90
W
95
WSW
65
W
85
WNW
170
WNW
120
W
95
WSW
75
W
70
NNW
90
NW
90
NW
 cm 
1
7
2
4
2
2
4
10
1
2
1
3
9
 mm 
max°C
-12
-12
-6
-6
-10
-16
-18
-18
-13
-10
-4
0
-7
-17
-11
-10
-7
-8
min°C
-13
-12
-12
-7
-14
-18
-18
-18
-18
-11
-8
-5
-14
-17
-16
-12
-9
-11
chill°C 
-27
-26
-25
-21
-30
-35
-35
-36
-36
-25
-20
-19
-32
-36
-33
-26
-23
-26
Freezing level (m
550
650
950
600
350
300
300
350
350
400
400
1950
300
350
350
400
1000
650
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
300
150
250
250
250
400
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-9-7-12-17-18-18-16-11-6-3-11-17-14-11-8-10-9-8-6-5-9-12-13-13-11-9-6-1-8-12-11-9-6-6-3-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-42-4-5-5-4-2-1345433333334433334
Sunrise
3:32
3:32
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:33
Sunset
8:28
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:31

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour 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
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
50 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c45E57S
1884 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c44E57S
1925 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c43E57S
1972 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c43E58S
2005 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c42E58S
2017 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 300).
- 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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