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 Tue 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Sat morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
mod rain
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
60
W
60
W
50
W
40
WNW
65
NW
95
WNW
100
NW
70
WNW
60
W
45
W
35
NW
45
NNW
15
W
45
SW
65
W
65
W
60
W
60
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
75
W
90
WNW
105
WNW
125
NW
50
W
55
WSW
60
W
85
WNW
85
W
65
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
70
W
70
W
70
W
 cm 
1.0
2.0
2.0
3
7
2.0
 mm 
1.0
5
4
9
0.7
4
23
7
0.3
0.3
6
max°C
0
0
0
3
4
7
8
6
3
-2
0
5
6
3
0
-5
-6
-5
-4
0
4
4
4
5
2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
min°C
0
0
0
1
4
7
8
5
-1
-2
-1
1
5
2
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
2
4
4
4
-1
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
chill°C 
-9
-9
-8
-6
-3
0
1
-2
-10
-12
-8
-6
2
-5
-15
-18
-18
-17
-16
-13
-6
-4
-5
-5
-10
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-15
-15
-13
Freezing level (m
900
850
1000
1850
2350
3200
2800
2500
1050
550
900
2450
2700
1750
350
250
250
300
400
900
2250
2150
2050
2150
750
400
400
550
600
650
650
650
700
550
550
600
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
650
300
250
250
250
800
1450
300
300
200
250
350
200
200
250
350
300
300
300
250
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-7-5-320-1-5-6-2-2-1-4-11-18-19-19-15-9-4-3-3-3-5-11-15-10-9-7-7-8-9-11-14-10-3-4-4-21543-2-6-213-1-7-13-14-14-11-60111-3-9-10-8-7-6-6-7-6-8-10-8000247861-2-1363-2-6-6-6-5-234451-5-5-4-3-3-3-2-2-4-4-3433467775335643323333467533444555544
Sunrise
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:45
6:47
Sunset
5:50
5:47
5:45
5:43
5:40
5:37
5:36
5:34
5:30
5:29
5:27
5:23

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Thu morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Sat morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 6-9):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 1000 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
50 km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP1355
1945 km SE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 80).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
Mid: overcast
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-60° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB23E61S
3136 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 264).
- 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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