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 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
60
W
60
WNW
75
W
70
W
95
WSW
95
WSW
100
WSW
135
WNW
100
WSW
90
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
30
SW
30
SE
20
S
35
WNW
3
1
4
4
11
2
2
3
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-6
-5
-16
-15
-11
-11
-12
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-12
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-7
-16
-16
-16
-13
-12
-12
-11
-8
-8
-11
-26
-27
-25
-23
-26
-23
-21
-36
-35
-34
-29
-26
-26
-22
-17
-16
-23
400
550
500
750
500
450
600
550
350
400
400
400
400
450
350
450
400
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
200
250
250
250
150
250
250
250
300
300
300
250
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 -5°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light 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
7° C
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 130).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 60).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: scattered
ASCATC123E63S
3057 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC123E61S
3066 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 356).
- 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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