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

Mount Erebus Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
4700
5000
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
0
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
60
S
50
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
2
7
5
4
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-30
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
min °C
-34
-33
-29
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-48
-47
-38
-27
-43
-43
-43
-44
-45
-42
-43
-43
-43
-44
-45
-47
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-34-32-32-32-33-34-33-32-32-32-32-33-32-33-34-34-32-29-27-28-28-28-29-29-27-27-26-26-27-27-28-28-30-28-25-22-23-22-22-23-22-21-21-20-20-20-20-21-21-26-26-21-19-18-17-17-18-15-16-16-14-15-14-14-14-15-20-21-16-13-12-11-10-12-9-9-10-8-8-8-7-7-8
Sunrise
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—
4:20
—
—
4:09
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:45
—
—
3:31
—
—
Sunset
—
10:51
—
—
11:00
—
—
11:12
—
—
11:23
—
—
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 -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1391 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: broken
ASCATC229E67S
2304 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATB229E67S
2313 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC230E67S
2331 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB230E67S
2332 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB223E65S
2354 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC231E67S
2358 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2360 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC223E65S
2362 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 196).
- 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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