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 Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. rain
mod. rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
75
WSW
90
SW
75
SW
75
W
90
W
95
W
90
NW
105
WNW
100
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
30
NNW
60
WNW
90
NW
90
WNW
90
WNW
85
W
75
WNW
6
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
4
8
6
max °C
-11
-15
-10
-6
-4
1
0
6
5
1
0
2
1
0
-2
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-14
-15
-14
-8
-5
0
0
5
3
0
0
1
1
-1
-10
-12
-11
-13
-30
-32
-30
-21
-17
-11
-9
-4
-6
-9
-8
-6
-7
-12
-24
-28
-26
-28
200
150
200
400
500
2200
2200
3050
2650
2100
2100
2250
2100
1800
450
400
350
350
Cloud base (m)
250
300
400
300
350
300
350
200
200
250
300
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW 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.
48 minutes ago
6° C
-
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4412
2162 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP5518
2162 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP1773
2162 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 100).
SHIP4998
2162 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP2287
2162 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 100).

* 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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