Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Elkins Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
1
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
10 SSE10
5 SSE5
5 SSE5
5 E5
10 ESE10
35 ESE35
75 E75
70 E70
80 ESE80
65 ESE65
55 ESE55
30 SE30
25 ESE25
25 E25
25 E25
30 ESE30
15 SE15
15 SW15
10 WSW10
30 NE30
55 E55
20 ESE20
25 ESE25
15 SE15
10 SSW10
30 SSW30
45 SW45
clear clear clear clear clear clear snow shwrs light snow light snow light snow cloudy some clouds some clouds light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow some clouds snow shwrs heavy snow light snow cloudy cloudy cloudy some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - 1 5 2 1 - - - 1 2 1 1 1 - 1 15 2 - - - - -
High °C
-16 -14 -13 -13 -14 -14 -16 -16 -16 -16 -15 -14 -15 -15 -14 -14 -14 -13 -14 -10 -11 -15 -17 -16 -16 -19 -17
Low °C
-17 -15 -14 -14 -14 -16 -16 -16 -17 -16 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -11 -16 -15 -17 -17 -18 -20 -18
Chill °C
-22 -19 -16 -13 -19 -23 -31 -32 -32 -32 -30 -26 -25 -26 -24 -25 -22 -20 -21 -19 -22 -24 -28 -21 -22 -28 -30
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
12:23 - - 12:22 - - 12:22 - - 12:22 - - 12:19 - - 12:18 - - 12:17 - - 12:15 - - 12:14 - -
Sunset
- 2:26 - - 2:26 - - 2:27 - - 2:30 - - 2:30 - - 2:33 - - 2:34 - - 2:37 - - 2:40 -

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mawson Base
392 km ESE
16m alt.
52 minutes ago
-8.4° C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB51E63S
474 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 37.6).
- km
ASCATB50E63S
483 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 35.3).
- km
ASCATB49E63S
497 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 32.9).
- km
ASCATB51E62S
500 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 43.9).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Elkins and within an acceptable time window.