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 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Sun night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
SSE
25
SW
45
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
50
SW
60
SW
45
SW
40
W
50
WNW
115
NW
110
WNW
115
W
115
WNW
115
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
3
3
1
1
3
2
13
0.1
1.4
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-6
-5
-6
-5
-1
2
3
2
5
-3
-7
-5
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
0
3
2
2
-5
-8
-9
-6
-6
-16
-12
-10
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-9
-3
-5
-9
-18
-23
-24
-19
-20
-34
1550
1700
1550
1000
1400
1150
1100
1050
3150
3400
3200
3550
800
600
950
1150
1250
500
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
250
300
300
350
300
300
250
350
300
300
250
400
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:37
5:39
5:41
5:43
5:46
5:48
Sunset
6:53
6:52
6:50
6:46
6:45
6:43

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

Drizzle on Sun night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
45 km
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.
ASCATB40E57S
2184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB40E58S
2190 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB40E56S
2191 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB40E55S
2203 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB41E53S
2206 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB41E52S
2207 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB40E54S
2220 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 357).
- 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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