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– Lat/Long: 84.55° S 175.32° E

Mount Kaplan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5200
km/h
30
NNE
50
NNW
35
N
40
NE
35
ENE
50
E
40
N
30
N
35
ENE
45
E
10
ENE
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
10
6
1
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-40
-38
-34
-34
-36
-38
-40
-36
-36
-37
-40
-39
-39
-34
-33
-32
-29
min °C
-41
-42
-35
-35
-37
-40
-41
-39
-36
-38
-41
-39
-39
-38
-34
-32
-31
 chill °C
-61
-64
-53
-54
-56
-60
-62
-58
-54
-58
-52
-53
-55
-52
-51
-51
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-35-35-37-39-41-38-36-38-41-39-39-36-34-32-30-37-37-31-30-32-34-36-34-31-32-36-36-35-32-28-27-25-32-32-25-24-25-27-30-27-24-25-30-31-30-26-22-21-20-26-28-20-17-18-20-24-22-17-19-26-28-27-24-21-19-18
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-34°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
43 minutes ago
-35°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
43 minutes ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB241E67S
2469 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 113).
- km
Casey
2479 km W
42m alt.
43 minutes ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB246E67S
2523 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
2528 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SE
(21 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
2528 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
2530 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
- 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.