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– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 4 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
5150
4750
2100
km/h
85
ESE
85
ESE
85
ESE
70
ESE
65
ESE
30
SE
10
S
20
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
30
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
8
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-14
-19
-17
-16
-18
-15
-14
-13
min °C
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-16
-18
-16
-18
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-14
-18
 chill °C
-34
-36
-34
-32
-32
-26
-22
-25
-22
-25
-27
-26
-24
-25
-23
-14
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
Sunset
5:47
5:51
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
391 km ESE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
662 km SW
26m alt.
56 minutes ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 80).
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1024 km ESE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1662 km SSE
4084m alt.
56 minutes ago
-64°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
2038 km SSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
SHIP4477
2058 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 310).
SHIP10771
2058 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
61
Near gales from the NW
(62 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP10051
2058 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
61
Near gales from the NW
(62 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP11388
2058 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 310).
SHIP9717
2058 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 310).

* 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.