Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, stormy winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Thu morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
1
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 night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
10 SSE10
10 SSW10
10 WSW10
10 W10
5 WSW5
25 NE25
90 NE90
80 ENE80
75 ENE75
45 ENE45
10 SE10
10 SW10
5 SSW5
5 N5
45 NNE45
85 NE85
60 NE60
10 NNE10
10 SW10
25 WSW25
35 SW35
35 SW35
30 WSW30
15 WSW15
20 SW20
30 SW30
35 WSW35
clear clear clear clear clear clear snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow mod. snow mod. snow mod. snow light snow cloudy some clouds clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - 1 4 2 - - - - - 5 8 6 6 1 - - - - - - - -
High °C
-23 -22 -20 -20 -20 -17 -17 -19 -20 -21 -21 -22 -21 -20 -17 -19 -19 -21 -25 -26 -25 -24 -24 -24 -25 -26 -26
Low °C
-24 -22 -21 -20 -20 -20 -18 -20 -21 -21 -21 -23 -21 -20 -20 -19 -20 -24 -26 -26 -26 -25 -24 -25 -26 -26 -27
Chill °C
-31 -29 -27 -28 -28 -31 -33 -37 -38 -37 -33 -30 -30 -20 -33 -37 -36 -37 -33 -37 -41 -39 -39 -36 -35 -40 -42
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
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Sunrise
12:23 - - 12:22 - - 12:22 - - 12:22 - - 12:19 - - 12:18 - - 12:17 - - 12:15 - - 12:14 - -
Sunset
- 2:26 - - 2:26 - - 2:27 - - 2:30 - - 2:30 - - 2:33 - - 2:34 - - 2:37 - - 2:40 -

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
Molodeznaja
376 km SW
40m alt.
3 hours ago
-19.1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 170).
Mawson Base
392 km ESE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-9.6° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 130).
Syowa Base
665 km SW
21m alt.
3 hours ago
-18.9° C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
Bharati
963 km ESE
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-8.2° C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: overcast
Zhongshan
969 km ESE
18m alt.
3 hours ago
-8.3° C
-
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
42 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Elkins and within an acceptable time window.