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Mount Ellsworth (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1100
1100
600
600
600
600
1250
1250
1150
1150
1100
1100
1350
1800
1600
km/h
15
SE
30
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
15
E
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
6
7
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
4
3
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-16
-15
-16
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-18
-20
-19
-18
-20
 chill °C
-24
-26
-25
-26
-23
-24
-22
-21
-19
-23
-24
-25
-27
-24
-23
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-23-23-23-22-21-20-21-22-24-26-25-24-25-16-15-16-17-17-17-16-15-14-15-16-18-20-19-18-19-11-9-10-11-10-10-9-8-8-9-9-11-13-13-13-13
Sunrise
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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Mount Ellsworth (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ellsworth (Antarctica) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Mount Ellsworth (Antarctica) Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ellsworth (Antarctica) at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Ellsworth (Antarctica). 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
473 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
977 km WNW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
DomeA
1438 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
hy2c276E71S
2150 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c275E70S
2163 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c274E70S
2181 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c273E70S
2199 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c276E70S
2209 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c272E70S
2219 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c271E70S
2223 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 52).
- 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.