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 Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
135
WNW
110
WSW
75
WSW
60
WNW
85
NW
120
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
95
W
85
W
80
W
65
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
30
W
35
SW
60
SW
 cm 
1
1
3
10
2
6
2
2
9
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-13
-12
-11
-8
-8
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
min°C
-8
-16
-17
-12
-8
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
chill°C 
-24
-34
-35
-26
-22
-27
-29
-31
-31
-30
-29
-31
-30
-32
-32
-29
-26
-32
Freezing level (m
400
350
300
400
700
650
450
550
450
400
400
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
Cloud base (m)
150
250
250
250
400
200
250
200
200
200
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-15-15-12-8-10-13-14-14-14-14-15-17-18-17-16-16-17-5-11-11-9-6-6-9-10-10-10-11-11-12-13-13-12-11-12-4-5-5-5-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-6433335443332222223
Sunrise
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:34
3:35
3:35
Sunset
8:30
8:31
8:31
8:32
8:32
8:32

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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.
50 minutes ago
10° C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 30).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
50 minutes ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP5651
2493 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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