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 Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
95
SW
65
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
70
SW
55
WSW
115
WNW
100
W
105
W
120
SW
125
SW
75
WSW
75
WNW
115
WSW
115
WSW
105
SW
35
WSW
2
3
1
1
2
6
3
4
1
5
10
16
max °C
-10
-11
-13
-15
-11
-8
-1
2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-3
1
-1
2
3
min °C
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-10
-5
1
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
2
-27
-26
-30
-32
-32
-23
-16
-9
-20
-20
-19
-16
-14
-17
-14
-11
-7
350
350
200
150
250
350
1400
2500
600
550
600
650
500
1300
1500
2600
2550
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
350
300
300
200
200
200
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
Sunset
5:13
5:10
5:08
5:07
5:05
5:01

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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 Sun afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2483 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
126
Extremely windy from the E
(126 kph at 100).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
lightning
3568 km ENE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP3538
3645 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP9872
3645 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
- 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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