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 Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
55
SW
70
SW
80
WSW
80
WSW
80
W
80
W
85
WSW
95
SW
80
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
80
W
110
NW
125
WNW
105
W
70
WSW
25
W
25
NE
8
2
2
2
2
7
3
2
1
1
3
0.3
6
4
max °C
-10
-12
-11
-11
-9
-8
-13
-15
-10
-6
-3
1
2
4
3
-3
-1
0
min °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-15
-16
-16
-7
-5
-1
1
3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-24
-26
-27
-27
-24
-24
-32
-34
-33
-20
-17
-11
-9
-7
-13
-14
-11
-5
300
200
300
350
400
350
150
150
200
500
900
2100
2450
2850
1550
800
1500
1950
Cloud base (m)
200
300
250
250
350
200
250
300
500
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
Sunset
4:55
4:53
4:52
4:50
4:47
4:45

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, light 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.
46 minutes ago
7° C
-
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 260).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
-13° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
46 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
115
Extremely windy from the E
(115 kph at 90).
1.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
46 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
ASCATC27E61S
2908 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC27E62S
2911 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 261).
- 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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