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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed morning, min -45°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7450
4550
km/h
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
NE
15
N
40
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
7
8
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-33
-35
-36
-38
-40
-40
-41
-41
-41
-41
-41
-41
-41
-41
-44
-42
min °C
-31
-32
-34
-35
-37
-40
-40
-41
-42
-41
-41
-42
-42
-41
-41
-42
-45
-44
 chill °C
-48
-50
-52
-49
-48
-49
-47
-51
-42
-49
-50
-53
-56
-58
-58
-58
-59
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-35-37-39-40-41-42-41-41-42-42-41-41-42-45-43-27-27-29-30-31-34-35-36-38-37-37-39-37-36-36-38-41-40-21-20-22-23-24-27-28-30-32-32-32-33-31-29-29-31-35-34-14-13-16-16-18-22-23-25-28-28-27-28-25-22-22-25-30-30
Sunrise
8:42
8:22
8:04
7:47
7:28
7:11
Sunset
3:52
4:10
4:29
4:46
5:04
5:20

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Wed morning, min -45°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri 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. (33 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
80
Severe gales from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 220 degs)
(80 kph at 190).
5.0 km
High: broken
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC127E64S
2549 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
2551 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
2554 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2556 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
2558 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2558 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB145E62S
2572 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 28).
- 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.