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– Lat/Long: 71.80° S 168.45° E

Mount Ajax
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
30
NW
50
WSW
65
WSW
25
W
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
W
35
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
 cm 
8
3
1
2
4
2
1
7
 mm 
max°C
-13
-14
-21
-22
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
min°C
-13
-18
-24
-23
-22
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-18
-15
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
chill°C 
-22
-29
-41
-41
-35
-30
-30
-28
-29
-28
-31
-27
-21
-22
-19
-24
-24
Freezing level (m
150
350
0
0
0
100
200
150
200
350
0
0
250
250
500
350
350
Cloud base (m)
2550
2550
2550
3350
2550
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-21-27-27-24-22-22-21-22-22-22-20-19-19-17-19-19-13-16-23-23-20-17-17-16-17-16-17-14-13-13-12-14-14-9-10-16-18-15-12-11-11-11-10-13-11-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-10-14-10-6-5-6-5-4-8-6-5-5-4-4-423-3-7-311222-2023233
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Ajax Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ajax is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Ajax Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ajax at the specific elevation of 3000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Ajax. 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 Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
676 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
1979 km NW
475m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 170).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
2141 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 80).
ASCATC217E63S
2263 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC218E63S
2281 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 279).
- km
SHIP9017
2287 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
55

(55 kph at —)
SHIP11373
2287 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP3760
2287 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP10853
2287 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
59

(59 kph at —)
SHIP9452
2287 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
55

(55 kph at —)

* 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.