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

Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1150
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
30
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
N
45
N
35
NNE
40
ESE
55
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
25
SE
45
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSE
65
S
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Snowflake cm
1
4
9
2
4
6
8
14
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-35
-35
-34
-33
-31
-31
-30
-30
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
min °C
-36
-34
-35
-36
-35
-33
-34
-32
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-53
-49
-48
-50
-51
-52
-52
-53
-51
-52
-52
-48
-50
-52
-54
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-39-40-39-38-37-36-35-37-38-38-37-37-37-38-35-34-35-36-35-33-33-32-31-31-33-33-32-31-32-32-33-32-33-33-32-30-31-29-27-25-28-29-26-25-25-25-35-36-36-35-35-34-35-29-26-20-26-29-22-20-18-17-30-30-30-30-30-29-29-23-19-13-20-23-16-13-12-11
Sunrise
10:30
10:19
10:10
10:00
9:49
Sunset
3:18
3:27
3:37
3:47
3:56

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Mount Erebus Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Erebus is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sat 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
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
49 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1501 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 160).
DomeA
1767 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-64°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
ASCATB139E64S
1800 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
1829 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1844 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1856 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
1860 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1866 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 225).
- 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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