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 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
 km/h
65
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
40
W
45
NW
105
NW
55
W
60
WSW
95
SW
70
SW
60
SW
50
SW
25
W
60
W
95
WSW
2
2
7
2
2
3
1
4
4
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-1
-3
-4
-3
-7
-8
-6
-3
2
5
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-4
-1
-1
-18
-19
-18
-16
-12
-10
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-19
-20
-20
-19
-12
-8
-12
200
200
200
200
250
300
400
400
750
500
450
300
200
200
200
200
2150
1150
Cloud base (m)
300
350
350
250
300
250
250
300
200
200
200
250
300
500
500
1600
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
Sunset
5:27
5:23
5:22
5:20
5:17
5:15

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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
5° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 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.
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
snow showers
Light snow showers.
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
3804 km NW
34m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
38 km
Mid: scattered
Rodrigues(PointCanon)
3810 km NW
62m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
35 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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