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 14 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
105
W
95
WSW
60
WNW
110
WNW
120
WNW
100
W
65
W
60
W
60
W
70
W
65
W
85
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
105
W
90
WSW
85
W
70
WSW
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
2
1
3
11
8
max °C
-6
-4
2
8
7
0
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-12
-10
-10
min °C
-7
-5
-2
7
5
-6
-7
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-12
-12
-10
-12
-21
-18
-12
0
-4
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-22
-22
-21
-28
-28
-24
-27
600
900
1950
3550
3450
450
450
400
500
500
900
450
450
450
600
350
400
350
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
200
250
250
250
200
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-244-4-9-11-12-10-9-9-10-8-12-17-13-15-7-5086-3-7-9-9-8-7-7-8-8-10-12-10-11-3-221070-4-5-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5545775334454334333
Sunrise
5:01
5:03
5:05
5:07
5:09
5:11
Sunset
7:37
7:35
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:25

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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 snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-43° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
SHIP6855
3495 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 50).
20.4 km
SHIP4794
3495 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 50).
20.4 km
SHIP5325
3495 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 50).
17.7 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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