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 Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
km/h
95
SW
80
SW
65
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
85
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
70
W
115
WNW
105
W
100
W
75
W
70
SW
85
W
105
WSW
105
W
120
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
7
1
4
3
5
5
1
7
2
7
max °C
-11
-6
-4
-4
-4
-7
-17
-17
-10
-11
-13
-15
-14
-15
-11
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-13
-7
-5
-5
-5
-17
-17
-17
-15
-11
-15
-18
-15
-17
-15
-6
-4
-4
-30
-21
-16
-17
-18
-34
-34
-33
-30
-26
-33
-37
-32
-33
-31
-20
-17
-16
350
1100
2000
1800
1750
300
200
200
300
450
300
250
250
200
300
950
1800
2000
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
250
250
300
300
300
300
250
250
350
250
300
200
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:06
8:07
8:07
Sunset
4:02
4:01
4:00
4:00
4:00
3:59

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
53 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
53 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marion Island
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1139
3645 km WNW
-m alt.
53 minutes ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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