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 Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
rain showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
km/h
75
W
105
WSW
90
W
115
NW
125
WNW
85
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
85
NW
85
WNW
85
WNW
100
W
90
W
90
WSW
70
WSW
70
WNW
110
NW
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5
1
5
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
12
4
max °C
-8
-5
-2
0
3
1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-7
-17
-18
-18
-16
-12
-7
-3
min °C
-9
-7
-3
-2
2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-15
-11
-5
-23
-20
-16
-13
-8
-12
-12
-12
-11
-17
-32
-34
-36
-36
-36
-32
-23
-17
300
450
2100
2700
3100
2450
2350
2200
2100
1800
500
400
350
350
300
300
550
2200
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
200
200
250
250
200
200
300
250
250
250
300
350
300
200
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Sunrise
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:24
Sunset
4:50
4:47
4:45
4:44
4:42
4:39

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2745 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
40 km
Mid: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
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
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-62° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATC17E64S
3407 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 284).
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* 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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