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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
NW
105
NW
130
NW
120
NW
80
WSW
90
W
85
W
80
W
70
W
110
NW
110
NW
90
W
100
W
115
W
90
W
105
W
95
W
3
5
1
3
4
1
9
2
2
3
1.7
3
2
max °C
4
4
3
2
-6
-11
-13
-9
-5
-3
-5
-11
-6
-5
-13
-15
-12
min °C
2
3
3
-4
-10
-11
-13
-14
-6
-4
-10
-11
-9
-12
-14
-15
-15
-6
-7
-7
-17
-24
-25
-29
-30
-18
-16
-25
-26
-23
-28
-30
-32
-33
3350
3450
3250
2000
450
450
500
500
1050
1800
1150
550
750
800
450
450
400
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
150
200
250
250
250
300
250
300
250
300
250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
343-1-8-11-13-12-6-4-8-11-8-9-14-15-146773-6-9-9-9-4-1-4-8-6-6-10-11-10910107-2-5-4-4-121-4-2-2-5-4-578885344355444444
Sunrise
3:51
3:54
3:55
3:57
3:58
Sunset
8:31
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:29
8:28

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

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
SHIP3071
36 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
37
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
40 km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9714
36 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
- km
SHIP6533
36 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
0.5 km
SHIP6155
36 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP2958
36 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
40 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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