Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Days 3-6 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Days 6-9 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Wind km/h
10 SE10
15 SE15
15 SSE15
35 SSE35
20 S20
20 SSE20
15 ESE15
15 SE15
15 SE15
15 SE15
10 ESE10
10 E10
10 NE10
10 NE10
5 ENE5
10 ESE10
20 SE20
35 SSE35
40 SSE40
40 SSE40
30 SSE30
20 SSE20
5 ESE5
5 E5
5 ENE5
5 NE5
5 NE5
some clouds snow shwrs light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow light snow mod. snow light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 - - - - - 2 - - - 3 4 7 3 3 5 2 1 2 1
High °C
-22 -25 -26 -26 -27 -26 -25 -23 -23 -23 -23 -22 -23 -23 -23 -23 -24 -24 -24 -25 -27 -27 -27 -27 -27 -28 -29
Low °C
-23 -26 -26 -26 -27 -26 -26 -24 -23 -23 -23 -22 -23 -23 -23 -23 -24 -24 -25 -27 -27 -27 -27 -27 -28 -29 -29
Chill °C
-30 -35 -37 -41 -40 -37 -35 -33 -33 -32 -32 -30 -30 -30 -29 -30 -35 -39 -39 -41 -42 -39 -35 -32 -32 -33 -34
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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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
Mcmurdo Base
38 km S
34m alt.
3 hours ago
-16.9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
Low: broken
Cape Ross
139 km WNW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
-16.7° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 170).
Baia Terra Nova
326 km NW
80m alt.
2 hours ago
-15.4° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
JangBogo
334 km NW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-16.4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
40 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Erebus and within an acceptable time window.

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