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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
65
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
40
W
50
WNW
75
NW
65
WNW
65
WSW
80
SW
65
SW
75
SW
90
SW
90
WSW
115
WSW
145
W
1
2
4
2
15
3
3
5
3
5
max °C
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-17
-14
-11
-15
-15
-13
-16
-15
-8
-3
-1
-1
min °C
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
-13
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-14
-7
-3
-6
-33
-35
-34
-30
-29
-28
-30
-28
-28
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-29
-20
-13
-20
200
200
200
200
250
300
400
400
750
500
450
300
200
200
200
200
2150
1150
Cloud base (m)
300
350
350
250
300
250
250
300
200
200
200
250
300
500
500
1600
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
Sunset
5:27
5:23
5:22
5:20
5:17
5:15

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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour 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.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
ASCATB30E60S
2747 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB30E61S
2753 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 179).
- 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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