Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 4 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Tue night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
95
SSW
110
W
120
SW
110
SW
80
WSW
90
WNW
95
W
105
WSW
100
WSW
85
WSW
100
W
100
W
95
W
60
W
80
WNW
95
NW
115
NW
1
2
1
6
1
1
max °C
-7
-6
-12
-11
-8
-7
-5
-3
-3
-3
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
min °C
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-8
-7
-5
-3
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
1
-1
-25
-27
-29
-28
-26
-22
-21
-18
-15
-16
-14
-11
-10
-12
-11
-8
-12
400
1500
350
350
450
650
1050
850
700
1750
2450
3000
2600
2700
2850
3150
2900
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
250
200
250
300
350
300
300
300
300
350
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-12-11-10-8-6-4-3-4-210-1-120-8-5-10-9-7-5-5-3-3-12433343-5-1-6-5-3-2-11-12565566633332345346555667
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
Sunset
5:47
5:45
5:43
5:40
5:37
5:36

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Tue 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
6° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
45 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
55 minutes ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
55 minutes 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.
55 minutes ago
-12° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
55 minutes ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
45 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
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
55 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
SHIP7627
3042 km N
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
26° C
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).

* 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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