Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Mount Erebus Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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snow showers
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partially cloudy
snow showers
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Wind km/h
55 SSE55
25 SSE25
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
25 SSE25
40 SSE40
65 SSE65
70 SSE70
70 SSE70
70 SSE70
45 SSE45
35 SSE35
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
25 SSE25
25 SE25
30 SE30
35 SSE35
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
15 S15
10 S10
5 SW5
10 WNW10
15 NNW15
15 NNW15
10 N10
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
3 - - - - 6 18 5 5 - - - 2 6 13 2 - 2 2 3 12 6 6 9 9 12 15
High °C
-20 -20 -19 -20 -19 -16 -16 -16 -17 -18 -18 -17 -18 -19 -19 -20 -20 -21 -22 -22 -22 -23 -23 -23 -23 -22 -23
Low °C
-20 -20 -19 -20 -20 -18 -16 -17 -18 -18 -18 -18 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -21 -22 -22 -23 -23 -23 -23 -23 -23 -23
Chill °C
-36 -32 -31 -32 -31 -31 -31 -32 -33 -34 -32 -30 -30 -32 -31 -32 -33 -34 -34 -32 -31 -32 -29 -31 -33 -32 -32
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 250 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo Base
38 km S
34m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3.0° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 140).
31 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2.8° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo Williams
38 km S
22m alt.
52 minutes ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
Low: scattered
Linda
112 km SSE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 170).
Cape Ross
139 km WNW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.5° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 170).

* 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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