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Craddock Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4550
2500
km/h
35
W
50
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
20
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-24
-20
-20
-21
-23
-25
-27
-39
-37
-34
-32
-30
-25
-23
-22
-23
min °C
-31
-29
-22
-21
-22
-23
-26
-38
-40
-37
-36
-35
-31
-29
-23
-24
-24
 chill °C
-48
-48
-38
-37
-39
-41
-45
-54
-56
-58
-56
-55
-51
-49
-40
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-32-27-27-28-29-32-39-44-42-42-40-37-33-30-31-31-31-27-21-21-22-23-26-33-40-37-35-34-31-27-23-23-24-25-21-15-15-16-17-20-28-35-32-30-27-25-22-17-17-17-22-18-11-11-12-12-16-24-31-29-25-23-19-17-14-14-13-16-12-6-5-6-6-10-19-26-23-19-17-13-11-8-8-7
Sunrise
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28
7:43

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Craddock Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Craddock Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Craddock Massif at the specific elevation of 3500 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
-27° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB258E68S
1344 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1351 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1353 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC268E67S
1354 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1362 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1378 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 324).
- 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.