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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3500
3850
km/h
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
35
E
45
ENE
45
E
50
E
55
ENE
50
ENE
30
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
5
9
4
2
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-38
-39
-39
-40
-39
-39
-37
-34
-33
-31
-31
-31
-33
-34
-33
-31
min °C
-38
-39
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
-35
-33
-32
-31
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
 chill °C
-53
-49
-47
-48
-48
-52
-50
-50
-50
-47
-48
-50
-52
-55
-55
-53
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-39-40-40-39-38-35-33-32-31-32-34-34-33-32-34-35-35-35-36-35-34-33-30-28-27-25-26-28-29-28-27-28-30-30-30-30-29-28-26-23-21-19-18-18-21-22-21-20-22-25-24-23-25-23-22-21-18-16-13-12-12-15-15-14-14
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

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. (30 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
727 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1126 km NW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1327 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
BaseBelgranoII
2043 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
2141 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC252E71S
2157 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC253E71S
2163 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
2181 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 235).
- 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.