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 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
95
WSW
100
WSW
105
W
80
WSW
85
SW
90
SW
85
WSW
100
W
105
W
80
WNW
100
NW
120
WNW
95
W
55
W
25
NNW
10
SW
65
WNW
105
NNW
2
1
10
5
2
4
8
1
2
max °C
-13
-11
-9
-14
-21
-10
-7
-4
-1
-2
0
2
-2
-2
-3
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-15
-13
-11
-19
-21
-19
-9
-6
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-8
-32
-29
-27
-37
-40
-37
-23
-18
-16
-13
-15
-14
-15
-12
-9
-9
-13
-22
300
350
450
200
150
200
500
750
2400
2350
2800
2350
1100
1900
1850
1700
2000
1500
Cloud base (m)
250
300
200
250
300
500
300
300
300
300
250
200
300
300
450
350
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
Sunset
4:53
4:52
4:50
4:47
4:45
4:44

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

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
12° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered
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
-15° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
102
Extremely windy from the E
(102 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
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
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-61° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3279
3702 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27° C
50
Strong winds from the E
(51 kph at 90).
17.7 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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