Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 3-6 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 6-9 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
moderate snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
25 SW25
25 SW25
35 SSW35
50 SW50
65 SW65
80 SSW80
75 SSW75
65 SSW65
40 SSW40
25 WSW25
35 WNW35
50 WNW50
10 W10
25 NNE25
15 NNE15
20 SSW20
45 SSW45
40 SSW40
55 SW55
40 SW40
35 SW35
10 W10
15 SW15
25 SW25
15 W15
5 NNW5
5 NNW5
clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear light snow mod. snow snow shwrs light snow light snow light snow some clouds clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear clear some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - 4 7 4 3 4 5 - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-20 -20 -20 -19 -19 -19 -18 -16 -14 -12 -10 -10 -13 -15 -16 -18 -20 -18 -19 -18 -19 -20 -21 -20 -21 -22 -22
Low °C
-20 -20 -20 -20 -19 -21 -21 -16 -15 -14 -11 -12 -15 -15 -17 -20 -20 -18 -19 -19 -19 -23 -22 -20 -22 -22 -22
Chill °C
-32 -31 -33 -32 -35 -37 -36 -33 -26 -21 -20 -21 -24 -24 -27 -23 -31 -32 -34 -33 -32 -32 -30 -30 -31 -28 -28
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 350 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
- 5:35 - - 5:31 - - 5:28 - - 5:24 - - 5:20 - - 5:16 - - 5:11 - - 5:07 - - 5:03 -
Sunset
- - 8:43 - - 8:46 - - 8:50 - - 8:53 - - 8:58 - - 9:01 - - 9:05 - - 9:08 - - 9:13

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Elkins at the specific elevation of 2300 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.
3 hours ago
-14.4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 130).
Syowa Base
665 km SW
21m alt.
3 hours ago
-12.3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Davis Base
1027 km ESE
13m alt.
3 hours ago
-5.5° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
ASCAT37E59S
1266 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 45.6).
- km
ASCAT37E58S
1315 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 35.4).
- 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.