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 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
10
NNE
20
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
W
75
W
75
W
65
W
70
WNW
65
NNW
45
NNW
60
SSW
70
SW
80
SW
95
SW
80
SW
80
SW
50
WSW
 cm 
4
3
2
4
1
2
9
4
13
3
2
4
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-11
-10
-10
-13
-14
-15
-12
-12
-8
-5
-6
-9
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-13
min°C
-11
-10
-13
-13
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-6
-7
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
chill°C 
-18
-16
-27
-27
-28
-30
-28
-26
-24
-18
-17
-32
-32
-32
-34
-33
-31
-29
Freezing level (m
350
450
400
550
400
400
400
400
350
750
1350
150
50
150
100
100
150
150
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
200
200
250
250
250
400
150
100
300
200
200
200
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-12-13-14-15-13-12-10-6-7-13-16-16-16-16-15-14-8-8-8-9-10-11-10-9-8-4-3-9-13-12-13-13-12-11-4-4-4-3-5-5-5-4-5-23-4-8-7-8-8-8-7233433333253111111
Sunrise
3:39
3:38
3:36
3:36
3:35
3:34
Sunset
8:10
8:12
8:14
8:15
8:16
8:17

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Fri 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.
44 minutes ago
6° C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 280).
SHIP2346
872 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 260).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 110).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5406
874 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 260).
SHIP6404
874 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 260).
SHIP468
874 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 260).
SHIP2766
874 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 260).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 110).

* 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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