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 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
35
SW
45
WSW
60
NW
50
WNW
65
W
70
NW
65
NNW
25
NW
60
W
45
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
45
WSW
60
WNW
50
SSW
65
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
7
1
2
4
1
21
8
4
2
4
10
6
max °C
-14
-11
-10
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-18
-17
-18
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-18
-12
min °C
-16
-12
-12
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-20
-18
-18
-20
-16
-17
-17
-17
-20
-18
-28
-24
-25
-30
-31
-31
-30
-25
-38
-32
-33
-35
-28
-28
-28
-32
-35
-33
300
300
550
350
300
400
500
150
150
200
50
0
50
150
200
100
150
300
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
250
250
200
250
150
150
200
200
250
350
300
250
200
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:52
7:54
7:54
Sunset
4:15
4:14
4:12
4:10
4:09
4:08

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat night).

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
4° C
rain showers
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
40 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
50 km
Mid: scattered
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
ASCATC46E58S
1839 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC46E59S
1855 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC46E60S
1876 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATC45E58S
1888 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC46E61S
1902 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 119).
- 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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