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 Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
20
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
50
WNW
45
W
65
W
70
WNW
80
NNW
40
WNW
35
W
65
WSW
60
SSW
50
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
4
1
8
3
2
5
6
1
4
3
6
4
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-14
-11
-10
-14
-16
-14
-16
-18
-19
-20
-19
-15
-15
-14
-13
min °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-13
-13
-16
-16
-15
-16
-19
-20
-20
-20
-18
-16
-15
-14
-28
-28
-29
-30
-25
-26
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-35
-36
-36
-33
-30
-26
-23
250
300
300
250
250
550
350
300
350
300
200
200
150
150
0
100
150
200
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
250
200
200
250
200
150
150
150
150
200
200
300
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:46
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:52
7:54
Sunset
4:16
4:15
4:14
4:12
4:10
4:09

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
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.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: overcast
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
ASCATC31E68S
2783 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATB30E68S
2805 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATC30E67S
2812 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC30E68S
2818 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB30E67S
2820 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 64).
- 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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