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Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 4 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
5000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
4000
4500
km/h
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
20
E
40
E
65
ESE
85
ESE
80
ESE
60
ESE
40
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
6
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-16
-21
-17
-15
-16
-18
-19
-18
-16
-16
-17
-19
-17
-20
-17
-16
-17
min °C
-20
-19
-22
-20
-15
-18
-19
-20
-20
-18
-16
-21
-22
-18
-21
-20
-16
-19
 chill °C
-26
-26
-30
-26
-22
-32
-35
-38
-38
-34
-31
-31
-32
-28
-32
-24
-20
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-26-24-23-23-22-24-28-29-26-26-23-23-23-23-22-24-24-22-26-23-20-21-22-23-25-24-22-24-23-21-23-22-21-22-19-18-22-19-15-17-19-20-19-17-16-19-21-18-21-19-16-18
Sunrise
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
6:58
6:54
Sunset
7:19
7:22
7:25
7:29
7:31
7:35

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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. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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
662 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2038 km SSW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2131 km NNE
30m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
SHIP2058
2221 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2254 km N
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3566
2225 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP2504
2225 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
SHIP8825
2225 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP6810
2225 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP6169
2225 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).

* 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.