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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 am Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
clear
 km/h
105
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
85
WNW
60
W
65
WSW
80
W
120
W
160
W
135
W
115
W
100
W
125
W
125
WSW
90
W
95
WNW
190
WNW
110
W
1
2
5
1
4
4
7
1.7
13
max °C
-11
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-7
-1
3
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-2
2
5
0
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-13
-10
-4
-8
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-5
0
4
-5
-30
-30
-29
-26
-25
-27
-23
-16
-24
-24
-23
-25
-23
-24
-18
-9
-6
-17
500
500
700
650
400
400
550
2600
1250
450
550
700
650
750
1850
3200
3750
950
Cloud base (m)
200
250
200
250
350
300
300
200
200
250
300
250
300
300
300
300
150
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-11-11-12-12-9-3-3-8-8-9-8-7-415-3-9-9-8-7-9-10-70-2-7-6-7-7-6-247-2-4-4-3-2-4-5-332-5-3-3-3-32690445443446444554596
Sunrise
4:52
4:54
4:56
4:58
5:01
5:03
Sunset
7:45
7:43
7:40
7:38
7:37
7:35

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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 7mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

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

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
11° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
106
Extremely windy from the SSE
(106 kph at 150).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour 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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC46E54S
1852 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC46E53S
1853 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC46E52S
1876 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC45E56S
1882 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC45E57S
1883 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 248).
- 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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