Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

 

Days 0-3 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 3-6 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 6-9 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed night). Mainly extremely windy.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
partially cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
moderate snow
clear
Wind km/h
80 WNW80
120 NW120
50 WNW50
65 WSW65
75 W75
75 WSW75
85 W85
70 WSW70
35 W35
25 WNW25
20 SW20
35 SW35
45 WSW45
45 WSW45
40 W40
50 WSW50
65 WSW65
70 WSW70
75 WSW75
70 WSW70
80 SW80
90 SW90
80 SW80
65 WSW65
90 W90
120 W120
85 W85
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- 20 5 - 2 1 2 3 - - 1 - - 3 - 2 3 5 2 1 - 2 2 - 1 7 -
High °C
-8 -5 -9 -14 -18 -17 -17 -16 -15 -13 -14 -17 -18 -18 -18 -18 -13 -12 -11 -12 -15 -14 -11 -9 -3 -2 -11
Low °C
-10 -7 -11 -16 -18 -17 -17 -18 -15 -14 -16 -18 -18 -18 -18 -18 -17 -12 -11 -16 -16 -14 -14 -10 -5 -8 -12
Chill °C
-21 -19 -22 -28 -34 -34 -34 -31 -28 -23 -21 -29 -31 -32 -32 -31 -27 -25 -25 -26 -31 -30 -25 -22 -15 -14 -26
Freezing level m
150 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 50 50 100 1300 700 50
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Sunrise
- - 4:43 - - 4:41 - - 4:37 - - 4:35 - - 4:33 - - 4:31 - - 4:30 - - 4:28 - - 4:26
Sunset
6:55 - - 6:58 - - 7:00 - - 7:01 - - 7:04 - - 7:06 - - 7:07 - - 7:09 - - 7:12 - -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
5.2° C
-
65
Gales from the NNW
(65 kph at 330).
Mawson Base
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-8.3° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 360).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Martin De Vivies
1729 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
12.8° C
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
Davis Base
1738 km S
13m alt.
2 hours ago
-9.9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Zhongshan
1817 km S
18m alt.
2 hours ago
-10.1° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mawson Peak or Heard Pk and within an acceptable time window.

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