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 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
350
300
500
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
300
300
300
300
300
300
250
km/h
45
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
50
WNW
85
W
75
WSW
75
WNW
90
WSW
80
W
95
WSW
90
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
5
NNW
15
NW
60
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
5
1
1
4
2
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-9
-6
-1
0
1
-3
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-3
min °C
-9
-9
-11
-10
-6
-6
-2
-2
-7
-7
-7
-10
-8
-8
-9
-7
-6
-5
 chill °C
-20
-20
-23
-21
-19
-18
-11
-13
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-20
-19
-10
-10
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
200
650
900
650
200
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:47
6:45
6:43
Sunset
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:27
5:29

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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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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.
2 hours ago
0°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
50 km
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.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
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
3804 km NW
34m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Rodrigues(PointCanon)
3810 km NW
62m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Sir Gaëtan Duval Airpor / odrigue / laine-Corail
3812 km NW
328m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1157
3825 km WNW
41m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
-
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 74).
61
Tôlanar / arillac Airport
3831 km WNW
546m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: 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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