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 Mon 09 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
90
NW
130
NW
110
NW
100
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
90
WNW
65
W
70
WSW
65
W
125
W
165
W
125
WSW
110
W
120
W
120
W
105
WSW
85
W
1
2
1
2
5
4
5
4
max °C
1
2
-3
-10
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-10
-1
4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
min °C
-1
1
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-13
-11
-5
-5
-6
-5
-7
-5
-5
-4
-11
-10
-27
-28
-30
-29
-27
-26
-27
-24
-18
-20
-21
-19
-21
-19
-18
-16
3000
2900
600
550
550
700
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450
350
500
2250
1700
650
750
850
950
1600
1950
Cloud base (m)
200
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300
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Sunrise
4:50
4:52
4:54
4:56
4:58
5:01
Sunset
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:40
7:38
7:37

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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

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

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu 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
16° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
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
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Mid: overcast
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
-42° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).

* 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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