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 Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
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part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
75
W
120
WNW
120
W
95
SW
90
SW
65
WNW
75
WNW
105
WNW
80
W
75
W
75
WSW
95
W
145
WNW
120
WNW
110
W
90
WSW
75
W
140
WSW
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
7
1
5
2
4
2
1
5
4
1
2
6
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-13
-6
-5
-4
-4
-8
-19
-16
-10
-10
-15
-19
-18
-15
-7
min °C
-9
-8
-15
-14
-9
-6
-5
-6
-18
-19
-18
-13
-12
-17
-19
-18
-16
-11
-22
-22
-34
-32
-24
-18
-17
-20
-35
-36
-35
-28
-30
-36
-39
-37
-32
-26
600
600
350
350
750
1850
1900
1650
300
200
200
450
450
300
100
0
50
550
Cloud base (m)
300
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300
300
300
350
250
250
300
300
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200
200
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300
200
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Sunrise
8:00
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:06
8:07
Sunset
4:04
4:02
4:01
4:00
4:00
4:00

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
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
-28° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8661
2599 km WNW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
20° C
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
- km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).

* 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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