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 Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
75
W
85
W
145
WNW
125
WNW
110
WSW
85
WSW
55
WNW
90
NW
125
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
85
W
80
W
65
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
 cm 
11
1
1
1
1
12
1
1
4
2
2
7
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-11
-2
1
-4
-12
-11
-11
-8
-7
-11
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-14
min°C
-11
-6
-3
-7
-16
-17
-11
-8
-9
-12
-12
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
chill°C 
-26
-18
-17
-22
-34
-35
-24
-21
-25
-28
-28
-32
-32
-33
-33
-30
-30
-30
Freezing level (m
350
500
2950
600
350
300
400
650
800
450
550
400
400
350
350
350
300
250
Cloud base (m)
250
350
150
150
250
250
250
300
200
200
200
200
250
250
200
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-4-1-6-14-14-11-8-8-12-12-14-15-16-16-15-16-15-9-51-4-10-11-9-6-6-9-9-10-11-11-11-11-12-12-5-43-3-5-5-5-3-1-4-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7335433335444333332
Sunrise
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:34
3:35
Sunset
8:30
8:30
8:31
8:31
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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
37 minutes ago
8° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
SHIP3838
1715 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
14
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
17.7 km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
37 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.
37 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
hy2c47E57S
1757 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 245).
- km
SHIP2474
1718 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 10).
20.4 km
SHIP6308
1718 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 10).
20.4 km
SHIP1820
1718 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 10).
20.4 km
SHIP6412
1718 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
14
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
17.7 km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
37 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.

* 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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