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Craddock Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3050
5150
4500
2450
km/h
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
55
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-28
-29
-29
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-26
-20
-16
-15
-14
-17
-26
-24
min °C
-26
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-25
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-18
-15
-15
-24
-27
-25
 chill °C
-33
-33
-36
-38
-37
-36
-32
-30
-32
-34
-39
-39
-28
-26
-25
-39
-45
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-41-41-39-38-38-38-38-38-33-29-27-27-33-38-37-33-34-35-35-35-33-31-31-31-32-32-28-23-21-21-27-33-31-26-27-29-29-29-27-25-24-24-25-27-24-17-15-15-21-27-25-22-23-25-27-27-25-23-20-20-20-22-20-13-10-12-15-21-20-17-17-19-21-22-20-18-15-14-14-17-14-7-4-6-9-15-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50

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Craddock Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Craddock Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Craddock Massif at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Craddock Massif. 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 210).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
Clouds developing.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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.