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Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 10 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
5100
4250
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
km/h
50
ESE
30
SE
15
S
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
SE
25
ESE
70
ESE
80
ESE
75
ESE
75
ESE
70
ESE
60
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-11
-14
-10
-8
-14
-11
-10
-16
-11
-10
-14
-18
-20
-20
-18
-15
-14
min °C
-12
-12
-15
-14
-10
-16
-15
-12
-17
-15
-11
-16
-19
-20
-21
-19
-16
-15
 chill °C
-25
-22
-23
-20
-10
-20
-20
-12
-23
-20
-11
-29
-36
-38
-40
-36
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-22-21-19-20-20-19-20-18-17-18-21-23-24-23-23-23-18-18-21-18-16-20-18-16-21-18-16-19-22-24-24-23-21-20-12-12-15-12-9-15-13-11-17-13-11-15-19-20-21-19-16-15
Sunrise
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
74
Gales from the SE
(74 kph at 140).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
2049 km SSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2136 km NNE
30m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
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
-26°C
No report.
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
Casey
2430 km ESE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
45 km
Mid: few
2497 km SSW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.