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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun morning, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, gales from the E by Fri morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
40
NNE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
40
NNE
70
E
60
E
50
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
3
3
2
4
12
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-43
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-45
-46
-44
-39
-38
-36
-36
-36
-32
-32
-36
-38
min °C
-43
-44
-46
-46
-46
-47
-46
-46
-46
-42
-38
-38
-36
-36
-36
-35
-37
-41
 chill °C
-54
-59
-61
-58
-62
-64
-46
-46
-56
-64
-57
-58
-55
-53
-56
-57
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-46-46-46-47-46-46-45-41-38-37-36-36-34-34-37-40-39-40-42-43-43-43-42-42-41-37-33-32-31-32-29-28-30-34-33-34-36-37-38-37-36-37-36-31-27-25-25-25-22-20-22-28-27-28-31-32-33-32-30-32-31-24-21-19-18-19-16-13-15-21
Sunrise
6:33
—
—
5:13
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:48
—
—
Sunset
—
9:58
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:58
—
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:46

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun morning, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, gales from the E by Fri 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
748 km NW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC208E68S
1987 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB208E68S
1996 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB207E68S
1998 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
2000 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
2006 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB206E68S
2013 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
2018 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
2023 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 331).
- 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.