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Craddock Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4600
4300
4400
km/h
60
SW
65
W
40
SSE
50
SSE
55
ESE
50
SE
45
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
WSW
35
W
20
W
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-36
-42
-41
-38
-37
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-34
-32
-30
-30
-29
-30
min °C
-36
-43
-42
-42
-41
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
-35
-33
-31
-30
-29
-32
 chill °C
-59
-60
-63
-65
-63
-60
-58
-55
-54
-56
-55
-54
-51
-47
-46
-42
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-40-42-42-40-38-37-37-37-37-37-35-33-31-30-29-31-29-33-37-36-33-32-32-31-31-31-30-29-26-24-23-23-25-23-27-31-30-27-27-27-26-25-25-24-23-20-17-16-17-19-18-22-29-29-25-25-25-24-24-23-22-20-18-15-14-15-14-12-16-25-24-20-19-20-19-19-18-17-14-13-10-9-10-9
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
Sunset
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
6.0 km
hy2c272E66S
1428 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1445 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c273E66S
1457 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC273E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC271E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1461 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 247).
- 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.