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 Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Fri night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
95
SW
90
SW
85
WSW
110
W
95
W
115
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
25
NW
70
NW
110
NW
105
WNW
95
WNW
95
W
75
W
2
5
4
7
4
1
5
2
2
4
max °C
-20
-10
-7
-4
-1
-1
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-21
-18
-9
-7
-3
-3
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-17
-18
-18
-18
-40
-36
-23
-20
-16
-14
-9
-12
-12
-11
-13
-14
-18
-34
-36
-36
-36
200
200
350
500
2300
2350
2950
2600
2400
2350
2100
2000
1500
450
350
300
300
Cloud base (m)
250
400
300
300
300
350
200
200
250
250
200
300
250
350
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:22
Sunset
4:52
4:50
4:47
4:45
4:44
4:42

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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 Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, extremely windy from the NW by Fri 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
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5162
2214 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
- km
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
51 minutes ago
-9° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP7572
2214 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).
SHIP1776
2214 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).
SHIP3524
2214 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
51 minutes ago
-9° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
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

* 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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