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 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 29mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
45
NW
85
W
100
WSW
105
WSW
90
WSW
65
W
85
SW
80
SW
60
SW
55
WNW
135
W
95
W
115
WSW
135
WSW
85
SSW
40
WSW
40
WNW
75
W
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
4
1
1
4
3
9
12
8
max °C
-2
4
4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-7
-6
-4
6
5
-4
-5
-1
-1
1
7
min °C
-4
4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-2
1
-5
-5
-5
-2
0
2
-12
-4
-16
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
-16
-13
-9
-18
-19
-19
-11
-8
-7
350
2650
500
400
400
400
200
200
250
300
2500
2250
400
400
500
750
1200
2550
Cloud base (m)
400
200
250
250
250
250
250
300
350
350
200
200
200
200
300
350
450
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
Sunset
5:15
5:13
5:10
5:08
5:07
5:05

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 29mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2483 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4456
2624 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
37
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 90).
8.1 km
SHIP9183
2624 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
37
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 90).
8.1 km
SHIP7971
2624 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
9.3 km
SHIP2101
2624 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
9.3 km
ASCATB31E59S
2699 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 258).
- 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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