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 Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
80
W
95
W
105
WNW
135
WNW
110
NW
135
NNW
125
NW
105
W
80
W
90
W
90
WNW
65
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
90
WNW
110
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
3
7
3
1
4
2
2
9
3
2
7
2
5
7
max °C
-9
-5
-3
-1
-2
-4
-15
-18
-21
-18
-17
-19
-19
-15
-13
-12
-14
min °C
-11
-8
-4
-2
-4
-8
-16
-23
-23
-19
-18
-20
-20
-18
-14
-13
-20
-25
-21
-16
-15
-17
-24
-35
-43
-42
-38
-35
-37
-37
-34
-28
-28
-40
400
1550
2200
2450
2150
550
200
0
0
200
300
150
200
400
400
500
100
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
200
200
150
150
200
300
250
200
250
200
200
200
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:19
Sunset
3:53
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:52

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
40 minutes ago
-20° C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
35 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
40 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
40 minutes ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
40 minutes ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6573
1917 km W
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 320).
SHIP9995
1917 km W
15m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP9597
1917 km W
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 320).
SHIP1346
1917 km W
-m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
-
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 320).

* 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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