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 Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
WSW
80
W
75
WSW
90
SW
75
SW
75
W
85
W
110
W
85
NW
100
NW
85
WNW
50
W
30
W
30
NW
55
NNW
85
NW
75
WNW
9
6
2
1
2
1
4
7
max °C
-9
-7
-11
-15
-9
-5
-4
1
1
5
5
1
0
1
1
0
-5
min °C
-10
-8
-14
-15
-14
-7
-5
0
1
1
2
0
0
-1
1
-2
-11
-24
-21
-30
-32
-30
-20
-17
-11
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-13
-26
400
400
200
200
200
450
500
2450
2300
3000
2400
2000
2000
2200
2150
1600
500
Cloud base (m)
300
200
250
300
450
300
400
300
250
250
200
300
250
250
200
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
Sunset
4:53
4:52
4:50
4:47
4:45
4:44

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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 Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

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

Mild with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu 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.
53 minutes ago
12° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
-21° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
53 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.
53 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
53 minutes ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
53 minutes ago
-17° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP7556
2030 km NW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
18° C
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 120).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
53 minutes ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
109
Extremely windy from the E
(109 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
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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