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 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
110
WNW
135
WSW
85
SW
75
SW
70
SW
65
SW
70
SW
85
SW
100
SW
90
W
120
WNW
160
WNW
145
W
135
WSW
100
WSW
90
WSW
90
SW
55
SW
5
4
10
2
4
1
3
3
11
1
max °C
0
-8
-15
-15
-14
-12
-14
-11
-6
-2
1
2
-10
-10
-6
-8
-8
0
min °C
-2
-12
-16
-16
-15
-13
-14
-13
-10
-4
-1
-7
-11
-11
-7
-9
-9
-6
-13
-30
-34
-32
-31
-27
-29
-28
-24
-16
-12
-24
-29
-28
-22
-23
-23
-19
2700
350
350
400
400
300
300
400
700
2000
3050
1500
400
400
500
400
450
1850
Cloud base (m)
100
150
200
250
250
250
300
300
300
250
200
150
150
200
250
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-10-16-16-15-13-14-12-8-30-3-11-11-7-9-9-31-8-12-11-11-11-11-10-5-130-8-9-6-8-8-24-4-5-5-5-6-6-5-1253-5-5-4-5-4-1643333334457433333
Sunrise
4:05
4:07
4:09
4:09
4:11
4:13
Sunset
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:20
8:17

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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
SHIP7057
33 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
9.3 km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
38 minutes ago
12° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
38 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB102E64S
2026 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 114).
- km
SHIP2484
33 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
9.3 km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
38 minutes ago
12° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
SHIP8593
696 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(51 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP7043
696 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 300).
SHIP4886
696 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 300).

* 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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