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Craddock Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -44°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2450
2450
km/h
75
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
80
NW
55
WNW
40
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
55
SW
75
SW
100
SSW
105
SW
90
SW
55
SW
50
SW
25
SW
25
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-28
-30
-36
-42
-42
-41
-41
-41
-34
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-27
-27
-28
-29
-32
-44
-44
-43
-42
-41
-41
-37
-32
-31
-34
-32
-32
-33
 chill °C
-48
-45
-48
-51
-56
-63
-66
-71
-68
-65
-68
-65
-57
-55
-56
-52
-46
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-28-29-31-40-43-43-42-41-41-36-32-31-33-32-32-33-21-21-21-22-25-34-38-37-35-34-34-30-27-25-26-25-25-26-15-15-15-16-18-28-33-31-29-27-27-25-20-19-19-19-19-21-11-11-13-13-14-24-30-27-25-22-22-21-16-14-15-15-16-17-5-5-7-7-9-19-25-22-19-17-16-15-10-8-9-9-10-12
Sunrise
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28
7:43
7:56

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Craddock Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Craddock Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -44°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Craddock Massif at the specific elevation of 4477 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.
2 hours ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
1.5 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.