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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
WSW
40
WNW
75
WNW
150
NW
125
WNW
110
W
125
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
70
W
70
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
55
W
55
W
65
W
70
W
1
6
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
0.1
0.1
5
max °C
2
3
3
4
-3
-12
-6
-8
-9
-10
-17
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-10
-6
-3
min °C
1
3
2
1
-8
-12
-9
-8
-9
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-14
-16
-11
-9
-6
-7
-3
-7
-10
-23
-29
-24
-23
-24
-34
-33
-34
-33
-33
-28
-31
-24
-21
-17
3200
3350
3200
3250
550
550
1050
1050
800
500
400
450
400
400
400
350
350
500
800
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
300
350
200
200
200
200
250
250
300
300
300
300
350
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:43
5:46
5:48
5:50
5:52
5:52
Sunset
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
SHIP7347
479 km WNW
3m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 120).
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.
ASCATC43E67S
2279 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC42E67S
2300 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC41E66S
2323 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC41E67S
2331 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC40E66S
2348 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC40E67S
2363 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC41E68S
2370 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
- 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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