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 Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Thu night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
60
SW
75
SW
90
WSW
95
WSW
105
W
100
W
90
WSW
95
SW
90
SW
95
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
110
NW
130
NW
115
W
85
W
35
W
25
NE
8
2
2
2
2
8
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
max °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-12
-10
-18
-21
-11
-8
-5
-2
-1
0
-1
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-15
-16
-15
-16
-13
-13
-20
-21
-21
-9
-7
-4
-1
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-30
-33
-32
-33
-29
-29
-39
-41
-40
-24
-20
-16
-12
-11
-15
-16
-14
-11
300
200
300
350
400
350
150
150
200
500
900
2100
2450
2850
1550
800
1500
1950
Cloud base (m)
200
300
250
250
350
200
250
300
500
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-15-15-13-12-19-21-16-9-6-3-10-2-4-4-3-11-12-12-12-10-9-14-16-13-7-40241-3-2-1-5-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-13564-112322332212224675322
Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
Sunset
4:55
4:53
4:52
4:50
4:47
4:45

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NE 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
-
83
Severe gales from the WSW
(83 kph at 250).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
51 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
51 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
115
Extremely windy from the E
(115 kph at 90).
1.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP2500
3597 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
9.3 km
SHIP7347
3597 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
9.3 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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