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: 4 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
200
250
150
100
150
200
200
250
300
300
550
400
300
150
km/h
95
W
135
WSW
100
W
90
WSW
55
NNW
95
W
90
W
65
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
75
SW
55
SW
25
WNW
40
N
80
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
2
2
2
6
3
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
—
—
—
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-14
-18
-17
-11
-18
-20
-19
-19
-21
-21
-20
-19
-14
-13
-12
-5
min °C
-17
-17
-19
-21
-15
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-18
-14
-13
-14
 chill °C
-35
-36
-38
-41
-28
-39
-40
-37
-38
-39
-40
-38
-37
-34
-24
-24
-26
Freezing level m
50
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-19-19-13-19-20-20-20-21-22-21-20-16-14-13-10-11-13-14-15-10-14-15-15-16-16-17-16-16-15-13-11-8-6-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-9-9-9-10-10-11-10-7-52110100-1-100-1-1-1-1-11
Sunrise
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
Sunset
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—

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 Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
52 minutes ago
5°C
Clouds dissolving.
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 250).
4.0 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
52 minutes ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the SE
(83 kph at 140).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
52 minutes ago
-4°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
20 km
Mid: few
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
52 minutes ago
-10°C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
52 minutes ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: few
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
52 minutes ago
-22°C
-
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 90).
26 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