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Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 4 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2350
2050
2050
2050
km/h
5
E
10
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
75
ESE
85
ESE
80
ESE
70
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
15
ESE
0
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-18
-23
-21
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-16
-16
-20
-18
-18
-21
min °C
-21
-20
-24
-22
-21
-21
-19
-18
-19
-19
-17
-19
-17
-16
-21
-20
-19
-22
 chill °C
-21
-26
-38
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-37
-34
-31
-30
-17
-21
-28
-31
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-22-21-21-22-23-22-22-22-20-21-22-21-22-22-22-23-20-19-24-22-21-20-19-18-19-19-17-19-17-16-21-19-19-22-16-14-20-19-17-15-13-12-13-13-12-13-11-10-16-13-13-17
Sunrise
5:39
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:54
—
—
8:59

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat morning).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

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
-16°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
45 minutes ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1669 km SSE
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2049 km SSW
1290m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2136 km NNE
30m alt.
45 minutes ago
1°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
45 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Halvfarryggen
2393 km SSW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2401 km NW
22m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Casey
2430 km ESE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 100).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.