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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
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PM
night
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light snow
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snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
50
WNW
60
W
95
WNW
110
WNW
80
NW
90
NW
125
NW
110
W
80
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
65
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
75
WNW
95
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
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1
1
4
2
1
5
2
1
5
1
2
5
1.1
3
0.6
8
1.4
max °C
-4
2
5
6
6
4
-5
-7
-9
-6
-5
-6
-7
-4
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-5
-2
4
5
5
-3
-6
-10
-9
-8
-5
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-7
-16
-11
-4
-3
-3
-14
-20
-25
-22
-21
-17
-19
-19
-17
-13
-14
-21
400
1550
2200
2450
2150
550
200
0
0
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100
Cloud base (m)
250
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200
200
200
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150
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Sunrise
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:19
Sunset
3:53
3:52
3:52
3:52
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

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
8° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
40 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
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
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
3.0 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
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
3804 km NW
34m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
45 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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