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– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 10 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
85
ESE
65
ESE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
40
E
70
E
85
E
110
E
100
E
90
ESE
70
ESE
40
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
6
4
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-21
-23
-23
-22
-23
-21
-18
-19
min °C
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
 chill °C
-37
-38
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-26
-29
-39
-42
-44
-44
-42
-43
-39
-30
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-23-23-22-23-22-22-21-21-23-25-25-24-24-22-20-20-19-20-21-22-21-22-22-21-20-21-22-23-23-22-23-22-20-20-13-14-15-17-17-18-18-16-16-16-18-18-18-18-19-17-15-16
Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
Sunset
5:37
5:40
5:44
5:47
5:51
5:53

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Elkins at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Elkins. 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mawson
392 km ESE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
122
Extremely windy from the SE
(122 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-24° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
ASCATC37E61S
1088 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC36E61S
1091 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC37E60S
1104 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB35E61S
1118 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC35E61S
1119 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC36E60S
1142 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB34E62S
1147 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 223).
- 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.