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

Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
0
WSW
0
NW
 cm 
2
4
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-23
-26
-30
-31
-31
min°C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-21
-24
-29
-31
-31
-32
chill°C 
-36
-36
-36
-33
-24
-32
-29
-21
-30
-29
-28
-34
-37
-40
-38
-31
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
700
700
750
750
750
5050
7650
8100
1200
1600
1650
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-29-28-29-28-26-26-26-26-25-26-29-32-35-35-36-23-23-23-23-24-23-22-21-21-20-19-21-24-28-31-31-32-19-19-19-19-19-19-18-17-16-16-16-17-20-24-26-27-28-16-16-16-15-15-14-13-13-13-13-14-16-18-21-22-22-24-9-10-10-10-11-9-8-10-8-9-12-10-12-17-17-16-21
Sunrise
4:20
4:09
3:58
3:45
3:31
Sunset
10:51
11:00
11:12
11:23
11:37
11:52

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Mount Erebus Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Erebus is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Erebus at the specific elevation of 3000 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo
38 km S
24m alt.
44 minutes ago
-12° C
Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 170).
0.7 km
Cape Ross
139 km WNW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
Priestley Glacier
470 km NW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
Cape Phillips
505 km N
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 240).
Dumont Durville
1501 km WNW
111m alt.
44 minutes ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
70
Gales from the SSE
(70 kph at 150).
26 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1767 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
hy2c193E63S
1855 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c194E63S
1864 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c192E63S
1881 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 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.

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