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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
SSE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
30
NE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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4
 mm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-39
-39
-40
-39
-38
-33
-32
-33
-33
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-38
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-37
-33
-33
-35
 chill °C
-45
-44
-38
-38
-49
-52
-48
-46
-48
-48
-50
-51
-53
-47
-47
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunset
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Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kaplan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, strong winds from the E 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. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: few
High: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
748 km NW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c244E70S
2127 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 138).
- km
hy2c251E71S
2131 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB252E71S
2135 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB253E71S
2135 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB254E71S
2136 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 110).
- km
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).

* 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.