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– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 4 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
5150
4750
2100
km/h
105
E
110
ESE
105
ESE
90
ESE
75
ESE
30
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
25
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
8
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-23
-22
-21
-22
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-22
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-23
-22
-23
-25
-23
-22
-22
-21
-19
-22
 chill °C
-43
-44
-43
-42
-40
-35
-30
-31
-26
-31
-33
-32
-30
-30
-27
-23
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-25-22-24-24-24-24-25-25-23-22-22-20-20-21-22-23-22-22-21-21-21-22-22-22-24-23-22-22-20-19-20-17-18-17-16-16-15-15-17-16-16-20-18-17-18-16-14-16
Sunrise
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
Sunset
5:47
5:51
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 130).
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 80).
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
DomeA
1669 km SSE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-64°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2136 km NNE
30m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
State of sky unchanged.
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 330).
40 km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB98E60S
2315 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC100E61S
2337 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB100E61S
2339 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB97E59S
2341 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 336).
- 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.