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 Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
95
WSW
90
WSW
85
W
55
SW
80
SW
95
W
115
WSW
90
WSW
100
W
90
WSW
85
SW
95
SW
85
SW
70
WSW
65
W
80
WNW
80
NW
95
NW
2
2
5
6
1
4
3
1
6
1
2
2
1
4
max °C
-15
-16
-13
-15
-14
-12
-11
-12
-12
-20
-21
-13
-9
-6
-2
-1
-2
1
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-13
-12
-13
-16
-21
-22
-20
-11
-7
-5
-2
-2
-2
-34
-33
-34
-30
-32
-29
-29
-29
-34
-40
-41
-39
-26
-20
-16
-13
-13
-13
200
200
150
200
200
300
350
400
300
100
50
200
400
850
2100
2300
2250
2800
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
200
300
250
250
300
200
250
350
350
300
300
350
300
300
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-15-15-15-13-12-13-14-21-22-17-10-7-4-2-2-1-12-12-11-11-12-10-9-10-11-15-16-13-8-5-1113-7-7-6-5-7-6-5-5-6-8-8-7-5-13446222222332212223567
Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
Sunset
4:58
4:55
4:53
4:52
4:50
4:47

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: clear
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
-12° C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-60° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATC21E63S
3189 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 262).
- km

* 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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