Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

 

Days 0-3 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 3-6 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 6-9 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
moderate snow
Wind km/h
80 WNW80
80 W80
70 W70
90 NW90
75 WNW75
90 WNW90
85 WNW85
85 W85
85 W85
80 WSW80
60 W60
60 WSW60
60 WSW60
60 WSW60
60 WSW60
40 W40
35 NNW35
15 SE15
35 SW35
40 SW40
50 WSW50
65 WSW65
70 WSW70
65 SW65
60 SW60
45 WSW45
40 WNW40
light snow some clouds clear snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs light snow light snow mod. snow snow shwrs some clouds light snow snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds light snow heavy snow snow shwrs clear snow shwrs snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs clear some clouds mod. snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
5 - - 1 5 6 3 3 6 3 - 1 2 1 3 - 4 12 2 - 1 1 3 4 - - 9
High °C
-1 -5 -8 -8 -9 -12 -13 -13 -13 -12 -11 -13 -14 -13 -12 -12 -10 -10 -12 -13 -13 -12 -11 -11 -9 -7 -6
Low °C
-2 -8 -9 -9 -10 -13 -14 -14 -14 -13 -12 -14 -14 -13 -13 -12 -11 -11 -13 -14 -14 -12 -12 -12 -10 -8 -7
Chill °C
-11 -17 -20 -21 -22 -27 -29 -29 -28 -27 -25 -27 -28 -27 -25 -24 -20 -18 -22 -25 -26 -26 -25 -25 -21 -17 -15
Freezing level m
1600 300 300 400 250 200 150 150 150 150 100 100 100 150 150 100 250 250 50 0 0 100 150 150 150 400 600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
3:32 - - 3:33 - - 3:33 - - 3:33 - - 3:34 - - 3:34 - - 3:35 - - 3:35 - - 3:36 - -
Sunset
- 8:29 - - 8:30 - - 8:30 - - 8:30 - - 8:31 - - 8:31 - - 8:32 - - 8:32 - - 8:34 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais
476 km NW
30m alt.
59 minutes ago
12.8° C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
MawsonAus-base
1713 km S
16m alt.
59 minutes ago
0.3° C
State of sky unchanged.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Martin De Vivies
1729 km NNE
29m alt.
59 minutes ago
21.0° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
Davis(WhoopWhoop)
1735 km S
546m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3.0° C
-
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 70).
Davis Base
1738 km S
13m alt.
59 minutes ago
2.8° C
-
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 50).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mawson Peak or Heard Pk and within an acceptable time window.

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