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– Lat/Long: 84.55° S 175.32° E

Mount Kaplan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sat morning, min -49°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -48°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, gales from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
4400
4700
km/h
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
45
N
35
NNE
50
NE
60
NE
60
ENE
55
ENE
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Snowflake cm
13
7
7
17
 mm
max °C
-41
-42
-41
-43
-45
-47
-47
-48
-48
-47
-46
-43
-40
-37
-35
-34
-35
-37
min °C
-41
-42
-42
-44
-46
-47
-47
-48
-49
-48
-47
-45
-41
-39
-37
-34
-37
-38
 chill °C
-53
-55
-54
-58
-58
-61
-64
-68
-68
-63
-65
-64
-63
-58
-58
-56
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-44-46-47-47-48-49-48-47-44-41-38-36-34-36-38-37-38-37-39-42-44-44-45-46-45-44-41-37-34-31-30-31-32-32-32-31-32-36-39-40-41-42-41-40-37-32-28-25-24-24-25-26-26-25-26-30-33-34-36-37-37-36-33-28-22-18-17-17-19
Sunrise
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sat morning, min -49°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -48°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, gales 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
607 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
727 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1126 km NW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 130).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB141E64S
2383 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB140E64S
2387 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
2422 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 154).
- 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.