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 Fri 03 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Sat night turning to drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
105
SW
95
SW
70
WSW
85
WNW
100
W
95
WSW
80
W
70
WSW
85
W
60
W
65
W
50
W
55
WNW
95
WNW
75
WNW
110
NW
125
NW
105
WSW
1
1
3
1
2
3
1.3
0.5
0.1
10
0.1
0.1
7
14
2
max °C
-9
-9
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
-1
3
5
5
3
3
4
5
4
2
-4
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
5
4
2
2
3
4
3
-3
-7
-25
-24
-23
-17
-18
-15
-13
-11
-11
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
-7
-16
-20
400
400
450
600
1350
900
1350
1800
3000
3000
2800
2500
2500
2850
2950
2700
800
450
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
300
250
300
300
300
350
300
250
200
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-9-8-6-4-4-4-121-1-2010-3-8-10-9-7-5-4-3-2-115533454-1-6-5-4-3-20112477667883-3333345455555667864
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
Sunset
5:45
5:43
5:40
5:37
5:36
5:34

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow on Sat night turning to drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
40 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 60).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
122
Extremely windy from the E
(122 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-51° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC12E67S
3609 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 298).
- 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.

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Photos