Mount Kaplan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Kaplan Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Kaplan Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Mount Kaplan Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
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snow showers
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partially cloudy
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clear
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partially cloudy
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snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
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Wind km/h
10 SSE10
20 SE20
15 ESE15
45 SE45
30 SSE30
20 SSE20
10 SSE10
5 SE5
5 ESE5
5 S5
5 SSE5
5 SE5
5 S5
5 SE5
0 SE0
5 ESE5
5 SSE5
0 SE0
5 SSE5
5 SE5
0 SE0
5 SE5
5 SE5
5 SE5
5 SE5
5 ESE5
5 ESE5
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- 1 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 1 1 - - 2 1 1 2 2 2
High °C
-13 -7 -7 -7 -10 -11 -12 -11 -12 -16 -17 -18 -20 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -21 -20 -20 -21 -21 -20 -21 -20 -20
Low °C
-17 -9 -7 -10 -11 -12 -13 -11 -14 -17 -17 -19 -21 -19 -20 -21 -20 -20 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21 -20 -21
Chill °C
-20 -13 -13 -18 -19 -19 -16 -15 -16 -16 -21 -18 -25 -23 -19 -26 -20 -20 -25 -20 -20 -21 -26 -25 -27 -26 -25
Freezing level m
0 1150 1450 1350 850 850 400 700 550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Kaplan at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Kaplan. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Elaine
157 km N
60m alt.
3 hours ago
-6.3° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
Lettau
255 km NE
55m alt.
3 hours ago
-7.3° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
Gill
514 km NNE
30m alt.
3 hours ago
-9.3° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
Schwerdtfeger
522 km NW
60m alt.
3 hours ago
-7.5° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Marilyn
535 km NW
75m alt.
3 hours ago
-4.5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Kaplan and within an acceptable time window.