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 Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
W
40
W
20
WNW
25
NNE
30
ENE
50
SSW
65
SW
60
SW
50
W
75
NW
90
NW
65
W
60
W
65
W
70
W
65
W
60
WNW
80
WSW
2
13
1
4
0.4
0.2
0.4
5
max °C
-5
-4
0
1
2
1
-2
-1
4
4
5
6
-3
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-5
-4
-3
0
2
-3
-3
-2
-1
4
5
-2
-4
-4
-4
-1
-2
-3
-14
-13
-11
-5
-3
-12
-13
-12
-10
-4
-3
-12
-14
-14
-15
-11
-12
-14
350
450
800
1300
1900
450
600
700
2000
2650
2650
1300
500
500
600
850
650
750
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
200
250
300
350
1750
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:13
4:16
4:18
4:20
4:22
4:22
Sunset
8:17
8:16
8:15
8:14
8:13
8:10

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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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun 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
SHIP5281
14 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
40 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 60).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 5 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-38° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
SHIP5716
3171 km W
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
16° C
SHIP5093
3726 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 150).
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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