Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
mod snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
 km/h
70
SW
75
WSW
125
W
120
W
140
WSW
150
SW
105
SW
75
WSW
120
W
135
WSW
90
WSW
55
W
55
NW
100
WNW
85
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
105
WSW
2
8
8
4
2
1
1
4
5
2
4
2
9
max °C
-11
-7
-2
-1
-7
-7
-5
-4
0
1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-12
-13
-13
-11
-8
min °C
-21
-9
-5
-3
-8
-8
-7
-5
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-9
-15
-17
-13
-13
-10
-40
-23
-18
-16
-22
-24
-22
-17
-14
-13
-14
-12
-16
-24
-31
-33
-29
-27
-26
250
450
1400
2350
600
350
650
1250
2850
2750
2250
2100
2050
800
400
250
300
350
550
Cloud base (m)
300
450
300
200
200
200
300
450
400
250
300
300
250
300
200
200
200
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
Sunset
5:08
5:07
5:05
5:01
5:00
4:58

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
59 minutes ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
ASCATC55E65S
1693 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC54E65S
1695 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC54E64S
1695 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC53E64S
1700 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC52E64S
1707 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC52E63S
1709 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
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.
ASCATC51E63S
1722 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
- 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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