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– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 10 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
4000
4900
2350
2250
2250
2200
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
SE
30
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
30
E
60
ESE
55
ESE
10
SE
15
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-17
-17
-15
-13
-13
-11
-10
-14
-15
-12
-13
-17
-19
min °C
-15
-14
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-16
-16
-15
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-14
-18
-20
 chill °C
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-20
-22
-21
-11
-24
-30
-30
-29
-22
-29
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-23-23-24-23-23-22-20-20-18-17-16-18-18-20-22-24-25-21-20-21-22-21-22-22-20-19-19-16-15-18-19-19-19-23-25-15-14-16-17-16-17-18-16-15-14-11-11-15-15-14-14-18-20
Sunrise
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:37
Sunset
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:10

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Elkins at the specific elevation of 500 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
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
107
Extremely windy from the SSE
(107 kph at 150).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC55E62S
485 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC54E62S
485 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSE
(53 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATC53E62S
488 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATC58E62S
512 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATC59E62S
514 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC57E62S
516 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC59E63S
516 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATC60E63S
520 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATC56E62S
529 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 167).
- 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.