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Craddock Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3900
4650
4500
4650
2450
km/h
60
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
35
S
45
SSE
55
ESE
50
SE
45
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-35
-36
-36
-42
-41
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-32
-30
-31
-32
-30
min °C
-36
-36
-42
-42
-41
-41
-38
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-34
-31
-32
-32
-33
 chill °C
-59
-59
-59
-63
-63
-63
-60
-58
-54
-54
-55
-55
-53
-51
-47
-48
-48
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-39-42-41-40-38-37-36-37-37-36-35-33-31-32-32-32-29-30-33-37-36-33-32-32-31-31-31-30-29-26-24-24-25-25-23-24-27-32-31-27-27-27-25-25-25-24-22-20-18-18-18-19-18-19-21-30-29-25-24-24-23-24-24-22-20-18-15-16-15-15-13-13-14-25-24-20-19-19-18-19-19-17-15-12-10-10-9-9
Sunrise
2:55
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 -35°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
1323 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
hy2c283E63S
1727 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c285E63S
1762 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c282E63S
1762 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c296E64S
1787 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c284E63S
1796 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c281E63S
1797 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 242).
- 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.