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 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Tue night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
85
W
65
WSW
25
WNW
35
NNW
45
N
75
N
75
NNW
90
N
90
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
35
W
1
7
1
2
6
7
1
2
2
1.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
12
3
0.4
max °C
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
2
-1
-11
-11
-8
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-11
min °C
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
-11
-11
-12
-12
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-13
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-4
-3
-7
-26
-25
-26
-26
-20
-21
-24
-27
-27
-26
2900
3050
2950
2650
2700
3050
2850
2300
350
300
350
500
400
350
300
200
200
250
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
200
150
100
200
250
250
200
200
200
250
300
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1210011-2-9-14-15-15-14-15-18-19-18-1644434542-6-11-12-10-9-11-13-14-14-1266667877-4-6-6-4-3-5-6-7-7-7555667784334323222
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:45
Sunset
5:37
5:36
5:34
5:30
5:29
5:27

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Tue night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat 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
14° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
4 hours ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
4 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.
4 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP2305
3592 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
20.4 km
SHIP4456
3592 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
20.4 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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