Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
105
NW
135
W
115
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
60
WNW
75
WSW
100
SW
80
SW
65
WSW
70
W
125
W
7
4
1
1
4
8
3
4
2
6
3
1
3
2
6
max °C
2
-4
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-12
-12
-8
-10
-16
-14
-11
-8
-1
min °C
1
-10
-13
-12
-13
-14
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-10
-14
-16
-16
-12
-10
-6
-9
-27
-30
-28
-29
-30
-24
-24
-26
-28
-29
-23
-29
-33
-34
-26
-23
-19
2500
350
200
200
200
200
400
300
250
250
300
300
200
100
100
250
350
1750
Cloud base (m)
150
100
200
200
200
250
200
250
300
250
300
200
200
250
350
500
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:15
Sunset
5:00
4:58
4:55
4:53
4:52
4:50

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 30).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
70
Gales from the SSE
(70 kph at 150).
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.
2 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: clear
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 60).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
ASCATB33E68S
2711 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC33E68S
2712 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 82).
- 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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