Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Forecast

Big Ben (Heard Island) · Australia
Issued: 10 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Sat afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
350
300
200
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
150
200
500
250
km/h
75
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
60
NW
70
NW
90
WNW
65
W
60
W
65
WNW
65
W
75
W
80
W
65
WNW
65
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
3
—
3
2
2
7
2
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
6
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-2
1
4
4
-2
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-6
-8
-10
-10
min °C
-7
-4
-3
-1
3
2
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-11
 chill °C
-20
-14
-11
-9
-5
-7
-18
-20
-20
-22
-23
-23
-21
-23
-23
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
1100
2200
1450
100
50
50
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-6-6-4-5-12-20-21-22-22-18-17-19-23-18-10-6-5-30-2-9-14-15-17-17-15-12-15-18-15-6-4-3043-5-7-8-9-10-9-7-9-10-110-1-1154201-1-101-1-1-1
Sunrise
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Sat afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
43 minutes ago
2°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
ASCATC42E60S
2091 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC41E60S
2138 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC40E59S
2189 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC40E60S
2190 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC39E60S
2234 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC39E58S
2243 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC39E59S
2244 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 315).
- 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.

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Photos