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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4950
3400
3850
4300
km/h
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-39
-37
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
min °C
-40
-38
-37
-34
-32
-32
-31
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-33
-32
-32
 chill °C
-50
-53
-52
-50
-48
-48
-41
-38
-31
-39
-40
-40
-42
-42
-46
-46
-39
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-36-34-32-32-31-32-31-31-31-32-33-33-34-33-32-32-36-35-32-30-27-27-27-27-27-26-26-27-28-29-29-29-28-27-31-30-28-24-21-20-20-20-21-20-20-21-22-23-24-23-21-20-27-26-24-18-14-14-14-14-17-16-16-18-17-18-20-18-17-16
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
748 km NW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 120 degs)
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
hy2c200E65S
2256 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c201E65S
2262 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c199E65S
2302 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c199E64S
2312 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c200E64S
2354 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c201E64S
2360 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c195E64S
2393 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 302).
- 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.