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 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
85
W
85
W
60
W
60
NW
65
WNW
55
WNW
60
WSW
45
W
30
WNW
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
NW
50
NW
60
NW
110
NNW
85
WNW
60
WNW
1
4
3
1
2
4
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-8
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-8
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-6
-4
-3
-2
-6
-12
-17
-15
-14
-13
-12
-19
-24
-25
-24
-20
-21
-20
-12
-13
-13
-13
-18
-25
950
1250
1100
1050
1050
700
300
350
400
450
500
450
600
800
1450
1500
500
400
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
200
250
250
300
300
300
400
350
350
350
300
350
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:18
6:20
Sunset
6:10
6:08
6:07
6:04
6:01
6:00

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
45 minutes ago
11° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
45 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
Intermittent heavy snow.
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 30).
1.0 km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
45 minutes ago
-8° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
45 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1583
3615 km W
-m alt.
45 minutes ago
30° C
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
20 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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