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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu night, moderate winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7450
km/h
60
ENE
60
ENE
55
ENE
40
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
6
3
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-34
-36
-36
-35
-34
-33
-31
min °C
-34
-33
-33
-33
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-36
-36
-36
-36
-34
-33
-32
 chill °C
-56
-54
-54
-53
-47
-46
-46
-47
-48
-48
-47
-47
-49
-45
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunset
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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu night, moderate winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
727 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
748 km NW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(17 kph at 80).
3.7 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1126 km NW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Vostok
1214 km WSW
3490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 200).
20 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
hy2b254E70S
2196 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b250E70S
2225 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 245).
- 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.