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Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 10 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3250
4750
2050
2050
km/h
20
NE
25
ENE
40
E
70
ESE
85
ESE
90
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
20
SE
5
S
5
E
5
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
—
3
4
9
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-11
-18
-18
-15
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
-12
-8
-7
-15
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-11
-9
-15
-20
-19
-18
-15
-12
-13
-11
-10
-13
-12
-10
-16
-14
-11
-14
 chill °C
-15
-18
-30
-37
-37
-36
-31
-26
-27
-22
-20
-18
-16
-10
-23
-24
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:37

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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
Mawson
392 km ESE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
80
Severe gales from the NE
(80 kph at 50).
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
DomeA
1669 km SSE
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2049 km SSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2136 km NNE
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
ASCATC16E57S
2268 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC16E56S
2302 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC15E57S
2311 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 251).
- 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.