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 Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
75
W
55
W
85
W
90
W
80
WSW
90
W
90
W
105
W
110
W
125
W
105
WSW
100
WSW
95
W
105
WNW
105
W
110
SW
85
WSW
3
4
3
2
5
1
1
3
2
1
max °C
-15
-11
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
0
0
-1
-10
-8
-6
-5
-15
-18
-6
min °C
-16
-14
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
0
-5
-13
-9
-7
-10
-16
-18
-12
-32
-28
-21
-20
-18
-18
-16
-14
-11
-19
-30
-24
-20
-26
-34
-38
-29
350
350
650
800
550
900
1850
2650
2750
1250
450
600
900
850
400
400
600
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
300
300
300
250
250
300
300
300
250
200
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-8-6-5-6-4-20-3-12-9-7-8-16-18-9-12-10-6-4-5-5-124-1-9-7-5-6-11-13-7-6-6-3-1-3-12573-4-3-1-1-5-5-333354445664344343
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:56
5:58
6:01
Sunset
6:37
6:35
6:32
6:30
6:28
6:25

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
47 minutes ago
5° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
SHIP1418
1742 km S
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
47 minutes ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
47 minutes ago
-10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
47 minutes ago
-14° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 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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