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 Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
45
W
45
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
75
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
110
W
85
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
15
SSW
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SW
2
1
2
1
6
2
2
1
max °C
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
-3
-4
-3
0
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-4
-5
-4
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-13
-14
-13
-14
-12
-16
-15
-15
-19
-19
-17
-17
-16
-15
-12
-10
-12
-11
450
400
550
500
650
450
450
550
500
350
400
400
400
400
400
350
400
450
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
300
200
250
250
250
150
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
300
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Sunrise
5:05
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, 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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 50).
45 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
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
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-43° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).

* 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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