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

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
80
W
95
WSW
90
WSW
85
W
110
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
15
NE
90
E
90
SSE
30
SW
40
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
3
5
8
2
2
2
1
14
15
1
2
8
max °C
-6
-8
-8
-6
-4
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-4
-5
-6
-6
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-6
-9
-8
-7
-12
-13
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-6
-7
-9
-10
-9
-9
-17
-23
-22
-20
-29
-29
-27
-24
-22
-21
-16
-19
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
750
450
450
500
500
300
400
400
400
400
450
350
350
350
400
550
650
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
250
150
250
250
250
300
250
250
150
250
300
600
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:09
5:11
5:13
5:15
5:16
Sunset
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23
7:22
7:19

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
50 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 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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