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

Mount Erebus
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
20
SE
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
50
ESE
80
SE
65
SE
70
SE
70
SE
60
SSE
70
SSE
50
SE
45
SE
35
SSE
 cm 
1
2
5
5
2
8
1
4
4
 mm 
max°C
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
-37
-36
-31
-34
-33
-27
-27
-31
-33
-36
-33
-34
min°C
-40
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
-36
-35
-35
-35
-31
-29
-32
-36
-36
-34
-34
chill°C 
-55
-53
-39
-54
-57
-59
-56
-54
-58
-58
-52
-49
-55
-58
-57
-54
-54
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1450
1750
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-39-39-39-38-36-33-35-34-29-28-32-35-36-34-34-37-36-35-35-34-33-31-29-30-29-25-23-26-30-30-29-29-33-32-31-30-29-27-26-23-25-23-20-20-22-24-25-23-23-29-29-28-27-24-22-20-16-23-18-17-18-18-20-21-18-17-25-24-23-22-19-16-14-10-16-12-11-12-12-14-16-13-10
Sunrise
11:22
11:07
10:55
10:41
10:30
Sunset
2:10
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:07
3:18

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Mount Erebus Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Erebus is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Mount Erebus Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Erebus at the specific elevation of 3794 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.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
17
Light winds from the
(17 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
38 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
139 km WNW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
327 km NW
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
Jang Bogo Station
334 km NW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Cape Phillips
505 km N
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
1391 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-39° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1501 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
1649 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1767 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.

* 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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