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– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 4 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
40
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNE
45
NE
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
2
12
6
max °C
-19
-20
-17
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-24
-27
-26
min °C
-20
-21
-19
-16
-17
-16
-15
-21
-17
-17
-20
-19
-20
-23
-26
-27
-27
-35
-32
-27
-23
-26
-24
-28
-28
-21
-24
-30
-30
-29
-35
-39
-40
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
4000
7200
2050
5500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:18
11:22
11:26
11:30
11:33
Sunset
3:23
3:19
3:17
3:14
3:10
3:07

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
-25° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 210).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Snow
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Bharati
963 km ESE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2049 km SSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2136 km NNE
30m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Halvfarryggen
2393 km SSW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2401 km NW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Casey
2430 km ESE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.