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 Mon 16 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
65
W
60
W
60
WNW
75
W
70
W
85
WSW
95
WSW
100
WSW
150
WNW
110
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
75
W
70
WSW
55
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
4
1
4
5
1
10
2
2
3
max °C
-9
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-4
-16
-16
-11
-12
-13
-10
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-10
-12
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-14
-16
-17
-14
-12
-15
-14
-9
-8
-10
-23
-25
-26
-25
-24
-25
-23
-22
-33
-35
-34
-30
-27
-30
-28
-20
-18
-20
450
400
550
500
700
500
450
600
700
350
400
400
400
400
300
500
500
550
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
300
200
250
250
250
150
250
250
250
250
250
400
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:05
5:07
5:09
5:11
5:13
5:15
Sunset
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23
7:22

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sat 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
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
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.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB108E66S
2361 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATB109E65S
2398 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB109E66S
2412 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATB110E65S
2420 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB110E66S
2450 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB111E64S
2467 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB111E65S
2471 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 293).
- 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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