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 Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
25
N
5
E
15
SW
15
W
20
NW
15
WNW
45
WSW
55
W
50
W
40
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
35
N
 cm 
2
2
4
2
3
4
2
3
1
1
4
1
6
 mm 
max°C
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-9
min°C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-11
chill°C 
-25
-23
-22
-18
-14
-15
-14
-16
-21
-25
-26
-27
-26
-24
-23
-25
-26
-23
Freezing level (m
350
300
400
450
600
450
350
300
100
100
150
150
200
250
200
150
200
300
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
200
200
250
200
300
200
200
250
250
200
200
250
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-13-12-12-11-11-13-15-18-19-20-19-18-19-19-18-15-11-10-10-9-8-8-8-9-11-13-13-14-14-13-13-14-13-10-5-6-5-3-3-3-4-4-6-7-6-7-6-5-6-7-7-5233333222111222122
Sunrise
3:45
3:44
3:42
3:41
3:41
3:40
Sunset
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
50 minutes ago
8° C
rain showers
Clouds dissolving.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
35 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the E
(78 kph at 100).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
50 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
89
Stormy winds from the NE
(89 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Rain showers.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).

* 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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