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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat morning, min -46°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -45°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3750
2750
km/h
10
S
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
5
E
5
ENE
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
ENE
40
E
35
E
45
ENE
30
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
1
4
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-42
-42
-43
-44
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-45
-44
-39
-35
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
min °C
-42
-43
-44
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-46
-45
-45
-44
-36
-35
-36
-36
-37
-36
 chill °C
-53
-57
-55
-58
-58
-60
-59
-58
-60
-55
-54
-63
-56
-52
-54
-54
-57
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-44-44-45-46-46-46-46-45-45-42-36-35-36-36-37-36-37-38-40-39-41-42-42-43-43-41-40-37-31-30-30-31-31-30-30-32-34-33-35-36-37-37-37-35-34-31-25-23-23-24-24-22-23-25-28-27-28-31-32-32-32-29-29-26-19-17-17-17-18-16
Sunrise
4:58
—
—
5:41
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:03
—
—
3:45
—
—
3:24
—
—
Sunset
—
7:31
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:46
—
—
—
9:08

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Sat morning, min -46°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -45°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

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
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2479 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 280).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2629 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 40).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
2929 km SE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
2930 km SW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (70 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
2955 km S
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Syowa
3025 km SSW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
3053 km S
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.

* 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.