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

Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1400
1650
1200
1200
700
700
700
750
km/h
50
N
35
NE
40
ESE
40
SSE
25
SSE
15
ESE
35
SE
40
SSE
25
SW
20
W
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-34
-32
-33
-34
-36
-33
-31
-29
-27
-27
-22
-20
-19
-17
min °C
-35
-36
-33
-34
-34
-33
-35
-37
-35
-32
-30
-28
-27
-25
-21
-20
-19
 chill °C
-55
-55
-52
-53
-51
-45
-54
-57
-51
-46
-30
-40
-37
-36
-32
-31
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-38-39-38-39-39-41-38-36-35-33-32-29-26-25-23-34-35-33-34-33-33-35-37-34-32-30-28-27-24-21-20-18-31-33-31-30-28-28-31-32-29-27-25-26-25-23-20-20-18-32-33-30-27-23-26-29-28-24-23-20-26-26-23-21-20-20-27-27-24-21-17-20-23-22-18-17-15-20-21-20-18-19-18
Sunrise
10:10
10:00
9:49
9:41
9:32
Sunset
3:27
3:37
3:47
3:56
4:05
4:14

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Mount Erebus Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Erebus is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
49 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog partial -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
334 km NW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-32°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1391 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1501 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
1649 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1767 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2205 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
Fog at a distance.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB238E67S
2535 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
2568 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 59).
- 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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