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 Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
100
W
115
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
60
WNW
95
NW
80
WNW
50
WNW
55
S
90
SSW
90
SW
80
W
90
WSW
110
SW
80
WSW
2
7
11
2
1
max °C
-10
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-6
-12
-7
-7
-11
-15
-10
min °C
-11
-11
-8
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-11
-12
-9
-9
-14
-15
-14
-26
-27
-22
-18
-18
-14
-12
-13
-12
-12
-24
-27
-24
-24
-30
-33
-31
400
400
450
550
1200
1200
2150
2300
1650
850
300
200
400
950
350
300
400
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
450
350
200
200
200
250
350
300
300
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-2-3-9-12-8-8-13-15-12-9-10-7-5-3-201-1-2-7-11-8-5-10-12-10-5-6-4-3-103531-4-7-5-1-6-6-533332346653233333
Sunrise
6:24
6:26
6:28
6:30
6:31
Sunset
5:57
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:47
5:45

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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 -1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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.
53 minutes ago
8° C
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
50 km
Mid: few
SHIP2113
1626 km S
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 80).
0.9 km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
53 minutes ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 40).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
53 minutes ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: few
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
53 minutes ago
-57° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1997
3603 km WNW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
25° C

* 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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