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Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 10 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2250
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
1950
2000
km/h
10
ENE
10
E
10
WNW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WSW
30
SW
50
WSW
25
SW
20
ENE
35
ENE
20
ESE
50
ESE
70
ESE
80
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
3
1
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
1
7
2
—
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-14
-11
-9
-11
-14
-13
-14
-9
-10
-12
-16
-16
-14
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-17
-15
-9
-15
-15
-14
-15
-11
-12
-15
-16
-17
-17
 chill °C
-15
-19
-17
-25
-22
-15
-21
-25
-27
-29
-11
-23
-25
-28
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
6:15
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
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—
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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat 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
Mawson
392 km ESE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
67
Gales from the NE
(67 kph at 50).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC49E61S
739 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC48E61S
761 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB48E61S
761 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB47E61S
763 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC47E61S
764 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB46E61S
785 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC46E61S
791 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB48E60S
807 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 316).
- 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.