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 Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
80
W
85
W
95
WSW
75
W
80
W
135
WNW
120
WNW
115
WSW
85
WSW
50
WNW
70
NW
135
NW
95
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
90
W
85
W
70
W
 cm 
2
2
4
1
9
1
2
9
1
2
4
2
2
5
 mm 
max°C
-18
-18
-14
-11
-2
0
-4
-12
-12
-10
-7
-6
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
min°C
-18
-18
-18
-12
-7
-1
-6
-15
-17
-11
-10
-11
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-15
chill°C 
-36
-36
-36
-27
-19
-14
-20
-33
-35
-24
-22
-27
-31
-31
-34
-32
-30
-31
Freezing level (m
300
300
350
400
500
2750
600
350
350
400
500
1100
500
500
350
400
400
350
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
250
300
200
150
250
300
300
400
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-16-12-5-1-5-14-15-11-9-9-14-14-15-15-14-15-13-13-12-9-52-4-10-11-9-7-6-10-10-11-10-10-11-6-5-5-5-44-2-5-5-5-3-1-4-4-5-5-5-5233334533334443333
Sunrise
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:34
Sunset
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:31
8:31
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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sat 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
SHIP7309
579 km WNW
15m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 270).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
56 minutes 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
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-43° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
SHIP3601
3484 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
20.4 km
SHIP3717
3484 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
17.7 km
SHIP7379
3484 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
17.7 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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