Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 10 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
30
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
NE
25
ENE
45
ESE
70
ESE
80
ESE
90
ESE
85
ESE
80
ESE
70
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
5
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
—
2
3
1
6
3
8
4
2
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-10
-11
-12
-15
-10
-9
-11
-18
-18
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-13
min °C
-14
-10
-12
-11
-14
-16
-11
-10
-16
-20
-20
-17
-13
-13
-15
-14
-12
-15
 chill °C
-20
-16
-20
-20
-27
-27
-16
-19
-32
-37
-38
-35
-29
-28
-29
-27
-21
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-21-22-22-24-23-20-17-16-18-19-23-25-25-25-23-22-22-18-16-18-17-19-21-16-15-18-21-22-21-20-20-20-20-18-20-13-10-11-11-13-16-11-10-14-19-19-16-13-13-14-14-12-14
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:30

Loading...

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

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
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2393 km SSW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2401 km NW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
2497 km SSW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC6E56S
2760 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC5E56S
2794 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NW
(66 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC6E55S
2816 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC4E56S
2837 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC3E56S
2840 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC5E55S
2857 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 311).
- 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.