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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3750
3550
km/h
45
N
35
N
35
NE
40
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
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Snowflake cm
2
2
5
8
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-31
-31
-33
-35
-36
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-42
-42
-42
-42
-41
min °C
-38
-32
-32
-35
-35
-37
-39
-39
-41
-42
-42
-42
-42
-42
-42
-42
 chill °C
-60
-49
-50
-49
-46
-48
-50
-48
-51
-53
-57
-55
-53
-53
-58
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-32-32-34-35-37-39-39-41-42-42-42-42-42-42-42-31-28-27-29-30-31-34-34-36-38-38-38-38-39-39-38-25-22-20-23-23-24-27-27-29-32-33-32-33-33-34-33-19-15-13-16-17-18-22-23-25-28-29-28-28-28-29-27
Sunrise
8:42
8:22
8:04
7:47
7:28
Sunset
3:52
4:10
4:29
4:46
5:04

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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 -31°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri 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
Amundsen-Scott Airport
607 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
2.4 km
High: few
727 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
727 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-73°C
light snow
Diamond dust.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
2.3 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
ASCATB178E65S
2235 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
2239 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
2240 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2240 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 221).
- 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.