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 Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
75
SW
85
SSW
100
W
105
WSW
100
SW
65
WSW
75
W
90
W
100
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
95
W
85
W
70
W
75
NW
80
NW
75
NW
1
4
0.7
0.7
0.3
1.1
1.1
0.4
1.1
max °C
-11
-6
-2
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
3
4
5
3
3
4
3
min °C
-11
-9
-7
-9
-9
-8
-5
-5
-2
-2
-3
-1
3
3
3
2
4
-2
-25
-23
-21
-24
-24
-21
-16
-17
-14
-13
-14
-11
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-12
250
450
1500
350
400
400
650
750
1250
800
900
2200
3050
2950
2600
2700
3100
2250
Cloud base (m)
350
300
250
300
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-9-8-11-10-9-7-6-4-3-3-211-1-12-1-11-8-5-9-9-7-5-5-2-2-31443341-7-4-1-5-5-3-1-22-1-14666663223332335345556666
Sunrise
6:30
6:31
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
Sunset
5:47
5:45
5:43
5:40
5:37
5:36

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon 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.
47 minutes ago
6° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
45 km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
47 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
47 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear skies.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
47 minutes ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
76
Severe gales from the NE
(76 kph at 50).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Marion Island
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
47 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP1961
2708 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
9.3 km
SHIP3816
2708 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 170).
8.1 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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