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

Mount Erebus Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
1350
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
5
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
1
6
5
2
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-21
-22
 chill °C
-29
-32
-34
-35
-37
-36
-35
-36
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-36
-34
-34
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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4:09
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3:58
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3:45
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3:31
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12:00
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Sunset
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11:00
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11:12
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11:23
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11:37
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11:52
12:00
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Mount Erebus Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Erebus is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Erebus at the specific elevation of 2000 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
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 030 degs)
(13 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
49 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jang Bogo Station
334 km NW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1391 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1501 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
1649 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1767 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2142 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
80
Severe gales from the E
(80 kph at 100).
0.5 km
Casey
2205 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB251E71S
2458 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 48).
- 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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