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– Lat/Long: 66.67° S 54.15° E

Mount Elkins
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 10 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
4650
2350
2050
2000
km/h
75
E
85
ESE
90
ESE
80
ESE
75
ESE
65
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
40
E
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Snowflake cm
2
8
3
2
5
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-16
-14
-14
-13
-11
-11
min °C
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-18
-17
-18
-19
-17
-16
-17
-14
-11
-18
 chill °C
-32
-34
-36
-34
-32
-32
-28
-27
-25
-23
-25
-27
-28
-22
-23
-20
-17
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-27-26-26-23-25-23-26-25-24-23-20-19-20-20-20-20-22-22-23-22-22-21-21-20-22-23-23-23-21-19-20-19-16-19-16-17-18-17-16-16-15-15-17-17-17-19-17-15-16-14-11-15
Sunrise
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
Sunset
5:47
5:51
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sat 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.
40 minutes ago
-9°C
State of sky unchanged.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
40 minutes ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
78
Severe gales from the ENE
(78 kph at 70).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1028 km ESE
23m alt.
40 minutes ago
-13°C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
ASCATB25E60S
1628 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the W
(78 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB26E59S
1639 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB24E60S
1655 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 250).
- km
DomeA
1669 km SSE
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB25E59S
1672 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB23E61S
1675 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB23E60S
1681 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 237).
- 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.