Mount Erebus weather
– Lat/Long: 77.53° S 167.17° E

Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
NW
0
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
15
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
3
5
9
2
2
1
max °C
-24
-24
-22
-20
-19
-18
-16
-16
-19
-21
-21
-21
-25
-24
-22
-21
-21
-19
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-21
-20
-20
-17
-17
-20
-21
-22
-25
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-20
-37
-35
-34
-21
-20
-20
-23
-23
-26
-25
-27
-38
-40
-40
-39
-36
-33
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1250
1450
2050
2000
1750
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:43
7:50
7:56
8:03
8:11
Sunset
8:15
8:08
8:01
7:53
7:46
7:38

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Mount Erebus Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Erebus is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Erebus at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Erebus. 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
Mcmurdo
38 km S
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
moderate snow
Visibility reduced by smoke.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
139 km WNW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
ASCATB173E76S
223 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC172E76S
225 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC175E76S
229 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC174E76S
230 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB175E76S
235 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB174E76S
238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC173E76S
244 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSW
(71 kph at 205).
- 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.

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