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 Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
WNW
85
W
105
W
120
WSW
95
WSW
70
WSW
50
W
50
W
60
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
50
W
15
WSW
70
SSW
60
SW
85
WNW
55
WSW
60
WSW
95
SW
1
2
2
7
1
8
1
4
3
2
3
max °C
-10
-12
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-9
-6
-6
-14
-18
-12
min °C
-14
-14
-10
-10
-8
-6
-6
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-9
-9
-8
-11
-16
-19
-17
-30
-30
-25
-26
-22
-18
-17
-14
-12
-15
-16
-15
-20
-22
-20
-25
-31
-35
-33
400
450
450
400
400
800
850
850
2150
2200
1550
1200
750
450
550
550
300
250
150
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
350
300
300
400
300
200
200
200
200
300
300
250
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:28
6:30
6:31
Sunset
5:57
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:47
5:45

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
28 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (100 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
69
Gales from the NE
(69 kph at 40).
2.0 km
ASCATC49E66S
1992 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC48E66S
2007 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC47E65S
2022 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC47E66S
2040 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC46E65S
2041 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC45E64S
2059 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC45E65S
2064 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 226).
- 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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