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 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 -19°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
105
NNW
90
NW
75
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
10
W
30
WSW
 cm 
15
9
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-4
-5
-9
-16
-17
-17
-18
-17
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
min°C
-4
-6
-16
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-17
-17
-17
chill°C 
-16
-19
-33
-33
-35
-38
-36
-34
-33
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-26
-24
Freezing level (m
1800
1150
200
100
100
100
100
150
100
100
200
100
100
150
100
100
200
150
Cloud base (m)
150
100
150
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
200
200
300
300
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-13-17-18-18-18-17-15-14-13-14-14-14-15-17-17-17-1-3-9-13-14-14-14-13-13-12-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-1232-4-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-7-5-6453111111111111112
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 -19°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
45 minutes ago
10° C
-
70
Gales from the NNW
(70 kph at 330).
SHIP7013
600 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 310).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7884
601 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
61
Near gales from the NW
(62 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP9198
601 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
61
Near gales from the NW
(62 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP4647
601 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 310).
SHIP2486
601 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 310).
SHIP4620
601 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
61
Near gales from the NW
(62 kph at 310).
- 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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