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 Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
W
55
W
60
WNW
75
WNW
80
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
35
WSW
35
NW
65
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
55
SSW
50
WSW
80
WSW
3
1
3
2
9
1.2
max °C
2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
0
3
6
3
2
0
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-2
-1
-1
1
2
2
2
-4
-5
-4
-6
-12
-14
-15
-16
-17
-18
-16
-12
-10
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-15
-16
-14
-18
650
500
400
450
400
300
450
600
800
800
2150
2200
1650
1450
600
300
350
400
Cloud base (m)
300
350
300
300
300
350
300
300
300
350
250
200
200
200
200
300
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:28
6:30
Sunset
6:00
5:57
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:47

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

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

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu 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
9° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
28 km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
126
Extremely windy from the SE
(126 kph at 130).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear skies.
78
Severe gales from the NE
(78 kph at 40).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 190).
50 km
Mid: few
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
SHIP3279
3734 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
20.4 km
SHIP1198
3734 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
20.4 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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