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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3300
4700
3900
km/h
25
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
35
E
20
SE
15
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
25
NNE
50
NNE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-40
-38
-36
-38
-41
-41
-39
-39
-40
-43
-43
-42
-41
-40
-37
-36
-36
-34
min °C
-41
-39
-37
-41
-42
-42
-40
-39
-44
-43
-43
-43
-42
-40
-39
-36
-36
-35
 chill °C
-59
-52
-52
-60
-57
-54
-59
-55
-56
-56
-50
-43
-54
-58
-59
-56
-54
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-39-37-40-42-42-40-39-42-43-43-43-42-40-38-36-36-35-37-34-32-35-38-37-34-33-37-38-39-38-37-36-33-30-30-30-32-29-25-29-32-32-26-25-29-32-32-32-32-31-27-23-22-22-26-22-19-23-26-28-20-19-24-26-28-29-27-25-21-16-16-16
Sunrise
4:35
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—
4:13
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:21
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—
12:00
—
—
2:02
—
—
Sunset
—
9:58
—
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:46
—
—
11:19
12:00
—
—
12:06
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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
748 km NW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-34°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1126 km NW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC206E67S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC205E67S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 215).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB207E67S
2057 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
2069 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 205).
- 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.