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 Sun 30 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WNW
20
S
15
WNW
15
N
15
W
70
W
50
WNW
60
W
70
W
65
W
70
W
55
WNW
25
NNW
5
NE
40
S
45
SSW
60
SW
65
SW
 cm 
2
3
4
2
4
2
1
3
9
2
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-19
-16
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-17
min°C
-20
-18
-14
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-17
-16
-17
-18
chill°C 
-30
-26
-24
-20
-18
-26
-26
-28
-30
-30
-29
-27
-23
-20
-30
-29
-32
-34
Freezing level (m
150
250
250
400
350
350
550
400
350
350
400
400
350
200
200
0
150
100
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
350
150
200
200
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-17-12-11-11-12-13-14-15-15-14-13-13-12-16-16-17-18-14-13-9-8-8-9-9-10-11-11-10-10-10-9-11-13-13-14-7-6-4-4-4-5-3-4-5-5-5-4-5-5-6-8-8-8122223333333321011
Sunrise
3:40
3:39
3:38
3:36
3:36
3:35
Sunset
8:08
8:10
8:12
8:14
8:15
8:16

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

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 5 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
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
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
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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