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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3850
3600
km/h
10
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
15
S
5
ENE
0
ENE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
E
35
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
4
4
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-37
-39
-40
-40
-42
-42
-42
-41
-41
-41
-33
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-27
min °C
-36
-38
-40
-40
-41
-42
-42
-42
-42
-41
-41
-40
-31
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
 chill °C
-45
-49
-50
-49
-52
-52
-49
-50
-54
-49
-41
-55
-44
-42
-48
-49
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-44-44-45-46-46-46-46-46-46-41-36-35-37-37-37-35-36-38-40-40-41-42-42-42-42-41-41-37-31-30-31-32-31-29-29-31-34-34-35-37-37-37-37-36-36-31-25-23-24-25-24-21-23-25-27-28-29-32-31-31-32-30-31-26-18-17-18-18-17-15
Sunrise
4:58
—
—
5:41
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:03
—
—
3:45
—
—
3:24
—
—
Sunset
—
7:31
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:46
—
—
—
9:08

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Kaplan at the specific elevation of 3500 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB171E63S
2449 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
2453 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
2455 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB172E62S
2467 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
2469 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
2473 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
2474 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 322).
- 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.