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Craddock Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -44°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4550
5350
4350
4850
7200
km/h
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
70
W
50
S
40
SSE
45
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
50
S
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-32
-34
-35
-36
-43
-43
-41
-40
-39
-39
-39
-41
-41
-41
-41
-37
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-44
-43
-43
-42
-40
-40
-39
-40
-41
-42
-42
-42
-40
 chill °C
-53
-52
-52
-56
-56
-65
-67
-64
-65
-63
-61
-58
-57
-58
-60
-61
-61
-63
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-35-35-40-43-43-42-40-40-39-40-41-42-42-42-39-26-26-26-28-29-35-40-38-36-34-34-33-34-36-36-36-36-33-19-19-20-22-22-30-36-32-29-28-28-28-28-31-31-31-30-27-16-15-15-18-19-26-32-29-26-26-26-26-27-29-29-29-29-26-11-9-9-12-13-20-27-24-21-21-21-21-23-23-23-24-24-20
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10

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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 -32°C on Sat night, min -44°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

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
-29°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
0.0 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.