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– Lat/Long: 84.55° S 175.32° E

Mount Kaplan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3650
5000
3600
km/h
30
NE
35
NNE
45
N
30
N
35
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
45
N
30
NNE
40
ENE
30
E
5
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NW
40
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
11
3
1
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-39
-39
-36
-35
-36
-39
-40
-37
-37
-38
-39
-37
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
min °C
-37
-41
-43
-37
-35
-39
-40
-41
-39
-37
-40
-40
-38
-36
-35
-36
-36
-34
 chill °C
-55
-63
-66
-55
-53
-61
-59
-63
-58
-57
-53
-52
-53
-51
-45
-43
-45
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
748 km NW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-36°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E65S
2191 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2237 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
2244 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
2250 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2256 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
2259 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2265 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 175).
- 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.