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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue morning, min -45°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
NE
20
NNE
55
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
40
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
8
3
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-34
-32
-31
-31
-34
-38
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-43
-43
-44
-44
-43
min °C
-38
-39
-39
-33
-31
-34
-36
-39
-39
-39
-40
-42
-43
-43
-43
-44
-45
-44
 chill °C
-49
-54
-60
-51
-47
-48
-50
-53
-50
-49
-52
-58
-60
-59
-58
-61
-63
-63
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-37-33-31-33-35-39-39-39-40-42-43-43-43-44-45-44-34-35-33-28-26-28-31-34-34-35-36-38-39-40-40-41-42-41-27-28-27-22-20-21-24-27-28-29-31-33-35-35-37-37-38-36-21-22-21-16-14-15-17-22-24-25-27-28-31-31-32-32-32-31
Sunrise
9:03
8:42
8:22
8:04
7:47
7:28
Sunset
3:30
3:52
4:10
4:29
4:46
5:04

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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue morning, min -45°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW 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
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC177E64S
2335 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC177E63S
2362 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
2367 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
2368 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
2370 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
2395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 228).
- 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.