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 Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the S by Sun night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
85
WNW
60
SW
55
SW
65
SW
50
WNW
40
NW
25
W
45
SSW
60
SW
50
WSW
55
SW
90
SSW
75
SSW
90
SSW
95
SSW
85
SSW
60
SW
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6
2
1
5
5
3
4
1
5
2
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-15
-16
-15
-18
-18
-10
-7
-5
-3
min °C
-18
-19
-21
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-16
-8
-6
-5
-36
-36
-37
-36
-34
-32
-30
-30
-32
-31
-34
-36
-35
-32
-22
-19
-17
200
50
50
0
100
250
200
250
0
100
100
0
0
150
800
1700
2000
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
350
200
200
200
300
300
400
250
350
450
450
300
300
350
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Sunrise
7:30
7:31
7:33
7:35
7:37
Sunset
4:35
4:32
4:30
4:29
4:28
4:25

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the S by Sun 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
2° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
hy2c112E49S
2701 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c111E48S
2701 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 298).
- 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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