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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri night, min -46°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed morning, min -46°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
3600
km/h
10
N
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
E
20
NE
45
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
40
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
2
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-41
-41
-42
-44
-44
-44
-45
-46
-46
-45
-45
-44
-37
-35
-35
-35
min °C
-42
-42
-43
-44
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-46
-45
-45
-43
-36
-36
-37
 chill °C
-59
-57
-56
-55
-59
-58
-60
-59
-64
-66
-60
-62
-63
-55
-54
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-43-44-44-45-46-46-46-46-45-45-40-36-36-36-37-37-38-40-40-41-42-42-42-42-40-40-36-31-30-31-29-29-32-34-34-35-37-36-37-36-35-35-30-25-23-24-23-23-25-28-28-29-32-31-32-31-29-29-24-19-17-17
Sunrise
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4:58
—
—
5:41
—
—
4:22
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—
4:03
—
—
3:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:31
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:07
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—
8:27
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8:46
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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri night, min -46°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed morning, min -46°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
748 km NW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
ASCATB248E68S
2365 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
2379 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB250E68S
2405 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB251E68S
2407 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC251E68S
2412 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
2426 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 311).
- 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.