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– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 4 pm Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
SSW
15
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
30
E
50
E
55
E
60
ESE
3
4
5
max °C
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-8
-8
-9
-9
-11
-12
-10
-10
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-14
-15
-16
-20
-22
-22
-23
-20
-13
-9
-9
-17
-19
-18
-18
-18
-25
-28
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2450
2050
2050
2050
4950
2050
2000
2000
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Sunrise
8:57
9:00
9:04
9:07
9:11
Sunset
5:49
5:45
5:42
5:37
5:34
5:30

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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 Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1669 km SSE
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-60° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
2049 km SSW
1290m alt.
52 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2136 km NNE
30m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Halvfarryggen
2393 km SSW
694m alt.
52 minutes ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2401 km NW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Casey
2430 km ESE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
156
Extremely windy from the E
(156 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.