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 Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
WNW
55
SW
55
SW
40
WSW
35
W
60
WNW
125
NW
120
WNW
105
W
110
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
60
W
65
WNW
70
W
5
6
5
4
2
2
1
1
3
5
max °C
-5
-5
-1
2
3
2
4
-4
-12
-6
-8
-9
-9
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-15
min °C
-6
-5
-3
0
2
2
0
-8
-13
-11
-8
-9
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-12
-8
-4
-5
-12
-23
-30
-27
-23
-24
-33
-34
-33
-33
-31
-33
-32
1100
1150
1950
3100
3350
3150
3400
600
550
950
1100
1000
500
400
400
350
350
400
350
Cloud base (m)
300
300
400
300
300
350
300
250
300
250
200
200
200
200
250
300
300
300
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:41
5:43
5:46
5:48
5:50
5:52
Sunset
6:50
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37

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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 night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
SHIP6767
1709 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC46E58S
1823 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC46E57S
1829 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC45E58S
1868 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 345).
- 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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