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 Thu 20 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
rain showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
SSE
20
S
30
NNW
45
NW
70
NW
75
NNW
60
NW
40
NNW
80
NNE
75
NNW
95
NNW
105
NW
105
WNW
100
W
80
WNW
80
W
65
WNW
55
NW
 cm 
2
1
1
3
5
3
3
4
3
2
2
 mm 
1.3
8
10
4
max°C
-2
-2
-1
1
4
4
0
-1
6
3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
min°C
-3
-3
-3
0
3
2
-1
-1
1
-1
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
chill°C 
-11
-9
-6
-8
-4
-7
-10
-9
-6
-11
-16
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-16
-16
Freezing level (m
400
400
500
1250
1950
1650
750
800
1950
900
400
250
250
250
250
300
300
350
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
250
200
200
250
150
100
150
100
100
150
250
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:50
3:49
3:47
3:47
3:46
3:45
Sunset
7:52
7:53
7:55
7:58
7:59
8:00

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the N by Sat night).

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

Light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 1000 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
rain showers
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
3 hours ago
3° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: few
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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