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 Sat 22 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
200
150
250
300
550
450
350
150
200
200
100
200
200
300
200
200
250
km/h
5
NNE
75
ENE
15
WSW
55
S
65
SSW
50
SW
35
WNW
45
NW
90
NW
80
W
65
WNW
10
WSW
55
W
55
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
27
2
2
14
4
1
6
2
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-11
-11
-14
-16
-13
-13
-11
-8
-12
-12
-12
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-14
-12
-14
-15
-16
-16
-13
-13
-9
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-25
-22
-26
-29
-32
-31
-24
-25
-22
-28
-29
-28
-29
-27
-29
-29
-28
-30
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
150
150
0
100
100
0
50
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-16-18-20-20-17-14-15-12-17-17-18-21-20-21-21-21-21-14-12-13-15-16-15-13-12-9-13-13-14-15-14-15-15-15-16-9-6-7-8-10-10-10-8-4-6-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-9000-1-1-1-112210111110
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:56
Sunset
5:09
5:12
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:19

Loading...

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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2000 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 50).
26 km
SHIP5043
1638 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
102
Extremely windy from the S
(102 kph at 170).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
SHIP8318
1642 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP3059
1642 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP10146
1642 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
- km
SHIP4882
1642 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP6171
1642 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP2641
1642 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP7638
1642 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C

* 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