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 Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
125
W
120
W
110
WSW
110
WSW
95
WSW
110
WNW
130
W
105
SW
50
WNW
70
W
100
WSW
105
W
85
W
80
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
2
3
1
2
2
11
1
1
7
1
max °C
-1
-4
-11
-8
-7
-6
-13
-11
-4
-4
-6
-7
-11
-14
-13
-11
-10
-6
min °C
-2
-8
-14
-9
-8
-9
-17
-17
-8
-5
-7
-8
-12
-15
-16
-12
-10
-8
-14
-23
-31
-25
-22
-25
-37
-36
-19
-16
-20
-22
-27
-31
-32
-27
-25
-21
2300
700
400
450
600
950
400
500
800
1450
500
500
550
400
400
350
450
700
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
350
250
250
300
250
150
350
250
400
250
300
350
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:58
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:05
Sunset
6:30
6:28
6:25
6:22
6:21
6:19

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Wed 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
SHIP4471
1416 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 10).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
0.5 km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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