Mawson Peak or Heard Pk
Weather Forecast, Australia

 

Days 0-3 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 6-9 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
snow showers
moderate snow
clear
partially cloudy
moderate snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
Wind km/h
85 WSW85
80 W80
145 WNW145
105 WNW105
95 W95
75 W75
65 W65
75 W75
75 WSW75
80 WSW80
70 WSW70
80 WNW80
95 WNW95
85 W85
70 WNW70
75 WNW75
75 WNW75
75 WNW75
80 WNW80
75 W75
70 WNW70
70 WNW70
55 WNW55
45 WNW45
50 W50
50 WNW50
50 W50
clear snow shwrs light snow clear snow shwrs clear snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds clear clear snow shwrs mod. snow clear some clouds mod. snow snow shwrs snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs clear clear clear snow shwrs some clouds some clouds cloudy
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 8 5 - 1 - 2 3 - - - 2 7 - - 7 4 1 3 2 - - - 1 - - -
High °C
-3 -2 -4 -7 -9 -9 -11 -14 -12 -11 -6 -4 -4 -9 -12 -13 -12 -11 -12 -14 -17 -17 -16 -18 -19 -19 -20
Low °C
-6 -3 -5 -9 -11 -9 -13 -18 -12 -11 -10 -5 -6 -11 -12 -13 -12 -12 -14 -19 -19 -18 -17 -19 -19 -21 -20
Chill °C
-14 -13 -17 -21 -24 -23 -24 -30 -27 -25 -18 -15 -16 -23 -27 -28 -27 -24 -27 -30 -33 -33 -31 -32 -34 -34 -35
Freezing level m
1100 2300 1000 450 300 200 250 200 200 200 250 1950 1350 250 250 450 250 350 550 200 250 250 200 200 200 100 150
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-3-2-4-7-9-9-11-14-12-11-6-4-4-9-12-13-12-11-12-14-17-17-16-18-19-19-20-21-1-5-7-8-9-11-9-9-500-7-9-9-9-9-9-10-12-12-12-13-13-14-14042-2-4-6-5-6-6-5-334-4-5-3-4-4-2-5-6-5-6-6-6-6-7244222211123422232322221211
Sunrise
- - 3:32 - - 3:32 - - 3:32 - - 3:32 - - 3:33 - - 3:33 - - 3:33 - - 3:34 - - 3:34
Sunset
8:25 - - 8:27 - - 8:28 - - 8:29 - - 8:29 - - 8:30 - - 8:30 - - 8:30 - - 8:31 - -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
11.1° C
partially cloudy
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
50 km
Mawson Base
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-0.6° C
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
Martin De Vivies
1729 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14.5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
Davis(WhoopWhoop)
1735 km S
546m alt.
2 hours ago
-7.0° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
Davis Base
1738 km S
13m alt.
2 hours ago
0.9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: few

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mawson Peak or Heard Pk and within an acceptable time window.

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