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 Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
90
NNW
80
NW
80
WSW
65
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
25
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
 cm 
13
10
2
1
4
2
2
1
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-5
-10
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-16
-16
-16
min°C
-5
-7
-17
-17
-18
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
chill°C 
-18
-20
-34
-33
-35
-38
-36
-34
-32
-30
-28
-28
-26
-24
-28
-28
-30
-30
Freezing level (m
1750
950
200
100
100
100
100
150
100
100
150
150
100
150
100
150
200
200
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
200
250
200
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:36
3:35
3:34
3:34
3:34
3:33
Sunset
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:21
8:22

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
47 minutes ago
11° C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
SHIP6345
603 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
47 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB47E54S
1781 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 170).
- km
SHIP1770
605 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
SHIP4445
605 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP2932
605 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP4417
605 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
SHIP5486
605 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).

* 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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