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 Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
SW
35
SW
35
W
60
WNW
70
WNW
90
NW
70
WSW
65
WSW
80
WNW
90
WNW
100
W
85
W
85
WSW
90
WSW
95
WSW
80
WSW
90
W
165
WNW
 cm 
1
4
16
3
4
1
3
2
2
4
1
1
7
 mm 
7
max°C
-14
-12
-6
-3
-3
-2
-10
-14
-8
-4
-7
-15
-17
-18
-14
-9
-1
3
min°C
-15
-13
-12
-5
-4
-6
-13
-14
-11
-6
-12
-18
-18
-18
-18
-12
-5
-2
chill°C 
-24
-23
-23
-14
-14
-17
-28
-29
-24
-18
-28
-36
-36
-36
-36
-28
-17
-16
Freezing level (m
400
400
500
1800
2000
1700
450
550
650
1000
400
300
300
350
300
350
400
2850
Cloud base (m)
300
350
600
300
200
200
250
250
200
250
250
200
250
250
250
250
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-9-4-4-4-12-14-10-5-10-17-18-18-16-11-31-10-10-7-20-2-8-10-6-3-7-12-13-13-12-9-42-4-4-3132-4-4-21-4-6-5-5-6-5-34333455334543233335
Sunrise
3:32
3:32
3:32
3:32
3:33
3:33
Sunset
8:25
8:27
8:28
8:29
8:30
8:30

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP6364
462 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP8292
618 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP8990
2895 km NW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 90).

* 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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