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Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 4 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
WNW
15
SSW
10
W
15
NNE
10
W
40
WSW
55
WSW
20
WSW
35
ENE
35
E
30
ESE
55
ESE
55
SE
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
2
6
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-10
-9
-8
-14
-10
-9
-10
-14
-14
-15
-10
-11
-13
-18
-16
-13
min °C
-8
-12
-11
-10
-17
-14
-9
-16
-15
-15
-16
-10
-13
-18
-19
-17
-16
 chill °C
-12
-15
-19
-16
-25
-21
-12
-25
-25
-29
-30
-16
-24
-31
-33
-32
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-18-19-21-22-21-23-25-26-21-18-18-19-19-19-21-14-16-15-15-20-18-16-19-21-21-20-16-17-19-22-20-19-8-11-10-9-16-12-9-13-15-15-16-10-12-16-19-17-15
Sunrise
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
—
8:05
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

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
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 30).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
2049 km SSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Halvfarryggen
2393 km SSW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2401 km NW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
2497 km SSW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
2901 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
Williams Field
3457 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB140E63S
3844 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB141E63S
3894 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 25).
- 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.