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 Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 20mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
95
SW
75
SW
75
W
90
W
90
W
95
NW
100
WNW
90
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
25
WNW
70
NW
100
NW
90
WNW
90
WNW
90
W
75
W
2
3
2
1
4
2
2
4
7
13
0.3
max °C
-15
-10
-6
-4
1
1
5
5
2
2
2
0
-1
-3
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-15
-14
-8
-5
-2
0
5
3
2
1
0
0
-2
-12
-12
-13
-13
-32
-30
-21
-17
-14
-9
-4
-6
-6
-7
-6
-8
-14
-27
-27
-29
-28
200
200
350
500
2300
2350
2950
2600
2400
2350
2100
2000
1500
450
350
300
300
Cloud base (m)
250
400
300
300
300
350
200
200
250
250
200
300
250
350
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-14-8-6-2-220-2-2-3-4-5-12-18-18-18-15-12-7-5-11542210-2-8-12-13-13-7-7-5-2238756553-2-5-6-522224676566654323
Sunrise
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:22
Sunset
4:52
4:50
4:47
4:45
4:44
4:42

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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 mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 20mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5162
2214 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB108E54S
2292 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 284).
- km
SHIP3474
2214 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP8355
2214 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP2350
2214 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).
SHIP6636
2214 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).
SHIP7572
2214 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).

* 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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