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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 10 pm Thu 11 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
70
WSW
65
W
45
WNW
65
W
100
WNW
95
WNW
85
NW
105
NW
130
WNW
95
W
80
W
85
NW
70
W
55
WNW
50
NW
50
W
55
NW
90
WNW
90
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
1
1
4
2
1
5
1
2
3
2
1
1.5
4
2
11
2
max °C
-6
-5
-4
3
5
5
6
4
-6
-8
-9
-5
-5
-7
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
min °C
-7
-6
-5
-2
4
5
5
-4
-6
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-5
-16
-18
-16
-11
-4
-3
-3
-17
-21
-25
-23
-21
-19
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-17
200
300
400
1750
2150
2150
2300
450
250
0
0
200
200
200
300
300
400
800
500
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
200
200
250
100
200
300
250
200
250
200
250
250
200
200
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Sunrise
8:17
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:19
Sunset
3:53
3:52
3:52
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 Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
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
ASCATB32E65S
2669 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB31E65S
2704 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 133).
- 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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