Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
5 SSE5
5 SSE5
10 SW10
5 W5
15 E15
30 ESE30
40 ESE40
40 ESE40
25 ESE25
10 SE10
25 E25
40 ENE40
55 E55
45 E45
65 ESE65
65 ESE65
65 ESE65
50 ESE50
20 ESE20
5 SSW5
10 SW10
20 SW20
15 WSW15
20 WSW20
25 WSW25
15 WSW15
25 SSE25
some clouds clear clear clear clear clear light snow light snow light snow some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow light snow light snow light snow cloudy cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear some clouds cloudy some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - 3 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-22 -22 -22 -23 -23 -24 -24 -23 -23 -23 -23 -24 -25 -25 -24 -24 -24 -26 -27 -27 -26 -27 -28 -28 -31 -33 -34
Low °C
-23 -22 -22 -23 -24 -25 -25 -23 -23 -24 -24 -24 -26 -25 -25 -25 -25 -26 -27 -27 -27 -28 -28 -30 -32 -34 -35
Chill °C
-27 -29 -28 -30 -29 -36 -39 -38 -37 -31 -32 -38 -42 -42 -42 -43 -43 -45 -44 -34 -33 -36 -40 -40 -45 -46 -46
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-25-25-25-25-25-24-22-23-23-24-24-24-24-24-23-24-28-29-30-30-30-30-30-31-32-36-33-22-22-22-23-23-24-24-23-23-23-23-24-25-25-24-24-24-26-27-27-26-27-28-28-31-33-34-17-17-16-18-18-20-20-19-18-18-18-19-20-22-21-20-19-20-21-21-21-22-23-23-26-28-29
Sunrise
- 9:12 - - 9:08 - - 9:04 - - 9:02 - - 8:57 - - 8:53 - - 8:49 - - 8:45 - - 8:41 -
Sunset
- - 5:39 - - 5:43 - - 5:46 - - 5:50 - - 5:52 - - 5:57 - - 6:00 - - 6:02 - - 6:07

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mawson Base
392 km ESE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-12.3° C
-
Wind observation was rejected
.
ASCAT54E60S
797 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 60.3).
- km
ASCAT51E60S
812 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 63.8).
- km
ASCATB58E60S
821 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 54.1).
- km
ASCAT50E60S
824 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 61.6).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Elkins and within an acceptable time window.