Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 3-6 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Saturday
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Wind km/h
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
5 5 3 2 - - - - - 9 2 1 - - - - - 5 16 12 7 8 - - - - -
High °C
-18 -19 -18 -17 -15 -13 -13 -13 -14 -15 -14 -14 -15 -14 -14 -13 -10 -8 -7 -9 -10 -10 -9 -9 -9 -8 -9
Low °C
-19 -19 -18 -18 -16 -14 -13 -13 -15 -16 -15 -14 -15 -14 -14 -14 -12 -9 -8 -9 -11 -11 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9
Chill °C
-30 -31 -30 -28 -27 -25 -26 -27 -29 -30 -24 -24 -26 -27 -27 -24 -20 -18 -17 -21 -20 -19 -18 -19 -18 -15 -17
Freezing level m
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Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8.7° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 180 degs)
(31 kph at 140).
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
38 km S
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo Base
38 km S
34m alt.
2 hours ago
-8.7° C
moderate snow
Snow
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 140).
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB169E77S
103 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 320.2).
- km
Linda
112 km SSE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-9.0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 180).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Erebus and within an acceptable time window.

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