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 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
W
80
W
100
WSW
100
WSW
100
WSW
115
W
90
WSW
90
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
60
W
10
NE
70
ESE
50
S
35
W
45
WNW
60
NW
80
NW
2
4
5
9
2
2
2
2
11
1
1
12
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-17
-14
-11
-11
-11
-6
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-11
-9
-12
-9
-7
-16
-18
-16
-13
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-13
-13
-12
-15
-25
-22
-27
-24
-21
-35
-37
-33
-29
-26
-25
-20
-23
-22
-25
-26
-25
-31
550
700
450
450
500
450
350
400
400
400
400
400
300
350
300
450
500
650
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
250
150
250
250
250
300
250
200
200
350
300
550
250
200
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Sunrise
5:07
5:09
5:11
5:13
5:15
5:16
Sunset
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23
7:22
7:19

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

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.
55 minutes ago
11° C
-
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
55 minutes ago
-7° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
55 minutes ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
55 minutes ago
-6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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