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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed morning, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, gales from the NE by Thu night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
20
NNE
40
NNE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
65
ENE
55
NE
50
E
60
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
2
7
5
12
22
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-45
-45
-45
-43
-39
-37
-36
-37
-37
-33
-32
-36
min °C
-44
-46
-46
-46
-47
-45
-46
-46
-43
-41
-39
-37
-37
-39
-34
-34
-39
 chill °C
-58
-61
-60
-62
-64
-58
-46
-54
-60
-62
-58
-55
-56
-63
-56
-57
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-46-46-46-47-45-46-46-43-40-38-37-37-38-34-33-38-40-42-42-42-43-41-42-42-39-35-33-31-33-33-29-28-32-35-36-36-37-38-36-37-36-34-29-26-24-26-27-22-20-25-29-31-31-32-33-30-31-31-28-23-19-17-19-20-16-13-18
Sunrise
—
—
5:13
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:48
—
—
Sunset
9:58
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:58
—
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:46

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Wed morning, min -47°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, gales from the NE by Thu 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
607 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(17 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB251E68S
2475 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
2489 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2504 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2513 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
2526 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
2529 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
2534 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
2539 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 288).
- 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.