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 Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
WNW
105
NW
80
WNW
75
W
85
SW
85
WSW
80
WSW
90
SW
115
WSW
100
W
125
W
130
WSW
120
WSW
75
W
45
SW
80
WSW
105
SW
12
3
3
4
2
1
3
2
9
2
1
max °C
-12
-10
-15
-15
-14
-16
-16
-10
-4
0
1
-11
-11
-11
-15
-17
-13
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-7
-4
-14
-12
-12
-15
-15
-18
-16
-27
-30
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-31
-20
-16
-32
-30
-29
-30
-28
-35
-33
500
550
450
450
300
200
200
200
300
2750
850
400
350
350
300
300
300
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
200
250
300
300
450
500
200
250
250
250
250
250
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-15-16-15-17-17-13-6-2-7-12-12-13-15-18-15-10-8-10-11-12-13-13-12-61-4-9-10-10-11-13-11-5-3-4-5-6-8-7-7-441-5-6-5-4-6-644333222255433233
Sunrise
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:58
Sunset
5:22
5:20
5:17
5:15
5:13
5:10

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
40 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2599
1964 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 250).
17.7 km
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4821
1971 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 250).
20.4 km
SHIP6956
1971 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 250).
17.7 km
SHIP2188
1971 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 250).
20.4 km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
40 minutes 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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