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 Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
90
SW
85
SW
65
WSW
95
WNW
110
NW
105
WNW
90
W
90
WSW
75
W
65
W
110
WNW
110
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
95
W
75
WNW
1
5
2
2
2
1.9
0.1
max °C
-8
-6
-2
0
0
-2
-8
-8
-4
-2
-2
-5
-9
-8
-2
0
3
2
min °C
-10
-7
-5
-1
-1
-11
-11
-8
-7
-3
-3
-9
-9
-8
-7
-2
3
-1
-24
-20
-17
-12
-12
-26
-26
-22
-20
-13
-15
-24
-24
-22
-20
-13
-6
-11
550
650
2050
2650
2550
850
550
550
900
1550
1300
600
800
850
1000
2850
3350
2600
Cloud base (m)
300
300
550
450
250
250
300
300
300
300
400
300
300
300
350
400
250
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-4-1-1-7-10-8-6-3-3-7-9-8-5-131-7-6-222-4-8-7-4-1-1-5-6-5-3264-3-32451-3-3-212-1-2-10476444565444344344555
Sunrise
4:18
4:20
4:22
4:22
4:24
4:26
Sunset
8:15
8:14
8:13
8:10
8:09
8:07

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri 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 Wed morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
SHIP6772
248 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 210).
0.9 km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
47 minutes ago
6° C
-
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 240).
ASCATB91E62S
1456 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB89E63S
1461 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB93E61S
1464 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 212).
- km
SHIP6786
249 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 210).
0.9 km
SHIP9468
249 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 210).
0.9 km
SHIP10049
249 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 210).
0.8 km
SHIP7580
249 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 210).
0.9 km
SHIP7581
261 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C

* 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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