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 Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
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
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
 km/h
90
WSW
75
WSW
45
W
30
SSW
50
SW
60
W
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
80
WSW
80
SW
75
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
60
WNW
80
WNW
75
NW
90
NW
1
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
0.7
0.4
0.3
8
max °C
-7
-7
-5
-4
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-4
0
4
4
4
8
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-5
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
-8
-9
-8
-5
-1
1
3
4
4
-20
-20
-19
-13
-17
-18
-16
-16
-18
-21
-23
-21
-16
-11
-7
-5
-4
-4
200
200
150
200
200
300
350
400
300
100
50
200
400
850
2100
2300
2250
2800
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
200
300
250
250
300
200
250
350
350
300
300
350
300
300
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
Sunset
4:58
4:55
4:53
4:52
4:50
4:47

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Wed 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: clear
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP3189
3488 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 70).
3.2 km
SHIP4680
3488 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 70).
3.2 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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