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

Mount Erebus Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
5350
5050
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
0
E
10
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
2
2
3
5
5
4
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-26
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-30
-29
-29
-25
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
 chill °C
-40
-40
-38
-25
-30
-32
-35
-34
-37
-37
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-35
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-36-34-32-32-32-33-34-33-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-34-34-32-29-26-27-28-28-29-28-27-27-26-27-27-27-28-28-30-29-28-24-22-22-22-22-23-22-21-21-20-20-20-20-21-21-25-25-26-21-19-18-17-17-17-16-16-16-14-15-14-13-14-15-18-19-21-16-13-13-11-10-11-9-10-9-8-8-7-6-7-8
Sunrise
4:30
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—
4:20
—
—
4:09
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:45
—
—
3:31
—
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Sunset
—
—
10:51
—
—
11:00
—
—
11:12
—
—
11:23
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—
11:37
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11:52

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Mount Erebus Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Erebus is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
49 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
2591 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2786 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
ASCATB270E70S
2973 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB271E70S
2993 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 276).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
3014 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
ASCATB272E70S
3017 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB273E70S
3032 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB270E69S
3084 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 283).
- 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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