Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
135
WNW
110
WSW
75
WSW
60
NW
80
NW
115
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
90
W
80
W
70
W
65
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
 cm 
1
1
3
9
1
2
5
2
2
8
5
2
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-4
-13
-12
-11
-8
-8
-13
-13
-12
-14
-13
-14
-15
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
min°C
-8
-16
-17
-12
-9
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-18
-19
-16
-15
-14
chill°C 
-24
-34
-35
-26
-23
-29
-29
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-28
-32
-32
-30
-28
-28
Freezing level (m
400
350
300
400
750
600
450
550
450
400
350
300
300
300
250
300
350
350
Cloud base (m)
150
250
300
250
450
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
450
300
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-15-15-12-9-10-13-14-13-14-14-15-16-18-18-16-15-14-6-11-11-9-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-13-13-12-11-11-3-5-5-5-2-2-4-3-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5433335444332222233
Sunrise
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:34
3:35
3:35
Sunset
8:30
8:31
8:31
8:32
8:32
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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 300).
ASCATC88E59S
1123 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC86E60S
1126 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC89E58S
1133 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC87E60S
1138 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC85E61S
1148 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC90E57S
1159 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC89E59S
1173 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC90E58S
1173 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC86E61S
1179 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 276).
- 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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