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 Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 35mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sat
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
90
WSW
105
WSW
110
W
115
W
110
W
125
W
145
W
130
W
140
W
90
SW
45
WSW
0
N
35
ENE
70
ENE
80
ESE
70
SE
25
S
3
2
10
5
3
4
8
11
13
max °C
-5
-4
-2
1
3
6
8
7
-5
-6
-5
-2
0
0
-1
-1
0
min °C
-5
-5
-3
0
1
5
7
-1
-7
-6
-7
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-18
-17
-15
-11
-9
-4
-2
-13
-22
-20
-18
-9
-7
-11
-11
-11
-8
650
700
1550
2200
2550
3150
3400
2650
500
750
600
1000
1800
1900
1650
1850
2000
Cloud base (m)
300
250
600
300
300
250
200
200
250
300
300
350
300
250
250
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-3-1240-8-8-8-5-2-3-4-4-4-5-5-312683-6-6-6-3-1-1-1-10-3-11458106-3-2-3-11222345456776444333332
Sunrise
5:31
5:33
5:35
5:37
5:37
Sunset
7:06
7:04
7:00
6:59
6:57
6:53

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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 Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 35mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP4402
1897 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
83
Severe gales from the S
(83 kph at 170).
- km
SnyderRocks
2386 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 140).
SHIP3694
2488 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 60).
SHIP2277
2488 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 60).
SHIP514
2488 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
-
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 60).

* 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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