Mount Stephenson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Stephenson Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Mount Stephenson Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 6-9 Mount Stephenson Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
heavy snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
Wind km/h
15 NNW15
5 NW5
15 SSW15
10 WNW10
20 W20
20 W20
20 WNW20
15 WNW15
10 WSW10
10 SSW10
10 SSW10
10 WNW10
25 NW25
50 NNW50
60 N60
35 N35
15 NNE15
5 NE5
0 E0
10 SW10
10 SW10
5 SSW5
10 SSE10
15 SSW15
20 SW20
35 SSW35
30 S30
light snow snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs light snow cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear some clouds heavy snow mod. snow mod. snow mod. snow light snow light snow light snow light snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
4 4 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 18 8 6 7 3 1 3 1 1 - - - - -
High °C
-29 -30 -30 -31 -32 -31 -31 -31 -31 -31 -30 -29 -25 -23 -24 -24 -25 -26 -28 -28 -30 -30 -30 -30 -31 -32 -31
Low °C
-30 -30 -30 -31 -32 -31 -31 -31 -31 -31 -31 -30 -27 -24 -24 -24 -26 -27 -28 -29 -30 -30 -30 -30 -31 -32 -31
Chill °C
-40 -40 -41 -41 -45 -45 -44 -44 -41 -40 -39 -41 -39 -39 -42 -39 -36 -26 -28 -34 -40 -37 -39 -41 -44 -48 -47
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
- - 10:02 - - 9:56 - - 9:52 - - 9:48 - - 9:42 - - 9:37 - - 9:33 - - 9:29 - - 9:23
Sunset
5:19 - - 5:22 - - 5:28 - - 5:31 - - 5:36 - - 5:39 - - 5:45 - - 5:49 - - 5:52 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Stephenson at the specific elevation of 2987 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Stephenson. 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
Fossil Bluff
176 km SSE
55m alt.
2 hours ago
-6.4° C
No report.
San-Martin-Base
215 km NNE
4m alt.
2 hours ago
-8.8° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Rothera Pt Bri-base
260 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
Palmer Station
613 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-5.5° C
clear
Clear skies.
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 330).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Limbert Aws
702 km SSE
40m alt.
2 hours ago
-29.3° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).

* 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 Stephenson and within an acceptable time window.