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– Lat/Long: 84.55° S 175.32° E

Mount Kaplan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Tue afternoon, min -42°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2850
km/h
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
NE
25
ENE
40
ENE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-40
-40
-42
-42
-41
-41
-41
-41
-41
-42
-42
-42
-42
-40
-38
-36
-39
min °C
-40
-42
-42
-42
-42
-41
-42
-41
-41
-42
-43
-43
-43
-42
-41
-37
-41
 chill °C
-53
-53
-53
-54
-54
-48
-42
-49
-41
-42
-52
-43
-50
-42
-59
-57
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-42-42-42-41-42-41-41-42-43-43-43-41-40-37-40-35-36-37-38-38-37-37-36-36-37-38-39-39-38-36-32-35-28-30-31-32-32-31-31-30-29-31-32-33-33-32-30-24-28-23-25-27-27-27-26-27-24-24-26-27-28-28-27-24-18-22
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Tue afternoon, min -42°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Kaplan at the specific elevation of 4230 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
607 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
727 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
1126 km NW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-65° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB245E68S
2400 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 255).
- km
Casey
2479 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the E
(81 kph at 100).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB252E68S
2489 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2495 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 258).
- 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.