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 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
W
65
W
65
W
65
W
65
W
65
W
80
WNW
75
W
70
W
65
W
60
W
55
WNW
80
W
80
WSW
75
WSW
75
W
75
W
90
W
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0.8
1.8
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-1
0
-1
-1
0
4
3
-1
-3
-2
0
0
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
2
-3
-4
-2
-1
-6
-14
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
-14
-11
-12
-12
-10
-9
-7
-14
-16
-12
-11
-19
450
400
350
300
300
350
750
850
700
850
950
1100
1750
600
450
650
1050
550
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
250
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
350
300
200
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Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:56
5:58
Sunset
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:32
6:30
6:28

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
rain showers
Rain showers.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 300).
45 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 60).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-48° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).

* 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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