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– Lat/Long: 71.80° S 168.45° E

Mount Ajax
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
E
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
 cm 
1
3
3
 mm 
max°C
-33
-30
-27
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-30
min°C
-34
-31
-28
-26
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-29
-30
chill°C 
-48
-41
-41
-38
-32
-36
-38
-37
-36
-37
-40
-39
-37
-37
-37
-34
-30
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
2550
2550
2550
3950
7400
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-28-25-23-23-24-24-23-24-25-26-26-27-28-29-30-30-26-24-20-18-18-18-19-18-18-20-20-21-22-23-24-26-25-22-19-16-15-13-13-14-13-14-16-15-15-17-17-18-21-19-18-14-13-13-9-8-10-9-10-13-9-9-13-11-12-17-13-12-7-6-6-2-2-4-3-3-6-2-3-6-5-5-11
Sunrise
5:28
5:22
5:16
5:11
5:05
Sunset
9:32
9:37
9:43
9:47
9:53
9:59

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Mount Ajax Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ajax is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Mount Ajax Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ajax at the specific elevation of 3770 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
Cape Phillips
145 km SSE
780m alt.
4 hours ago
-13° C
-
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
330 km SSW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
Cape Ross
572 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 130).
Mcmurdo
677 km S
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
Williams Field
679 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
0.3 km
hy2c179E65S
924 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 40).
- km
hy2c180E65S
927 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c179E64S
939 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c181E65S
944 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c178E64S
954 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 20).
- 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.