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Mount Elkins Weather Forecast

Napier Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 4 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
5150
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
85
ESE
50
ESE
60
ESE
40
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
30
SW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
8
1
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-19
-16
-16
-19
-18
-22
-17
-15
-16
-13
-13
-17
-14
-12
-8
min °C
-21
-23
-20
-18
-19
-19
-20
-23
-21
-17
-20
-15
-15
-18
-18
-12
-14
 chill °C
-40
-41
-37
-33
-28
-28
-27
-32
-29
-22
-27
-24
-27
-32
-32
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-28-25-24-27-27-24-22-22-22-22-22-21-19-16-25-26-26-23-23-23-24-27-23-21-22-19-20-22-20-17-15-21-22-20-17-18-19-19-23-19-16-18-14-14-18-16-12-11
Sunrise
7:03
6:58
6:54
6:50
6:47
Sunset
7:25
7:29
7:31
7:35
7:38
7:42

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Mount Elkins Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Elkins is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Mount Elkins Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun 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
Syowa
665 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 70).
2049 km SSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2136 km NNE
30m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2257 km N
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB102E61S
2428 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB103E61S
2449 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB102E60S
2487 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB104E61S
2508 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB103E60S
2529 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB105E61S
2530 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 82).
- 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.