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Mount Kaplan Weather Forecast

Hughes Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sat afternoon, min -45°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3900
9550
4750
km/h
45
NE
30
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
13
3
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-35
-37
-39
-39
-40
-41
-41
-41
-42
-43
-43
-41
-42
-44
-43
min °C
-35
-36
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-41
-41
-42
-43
-43
-43
-43
-45
-44
 chill °C
-52
-51
-50
-52
-50
-48
-50
-49
-50
-42
-52
-53
-57
-58
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-38-39-40-41-42-41-41-42-43-43-42-43-45-44-29-31-32-35-35-36-38-38-38-39-39-39-38-39-41-40-22-24-25-28-28-30-33-32-32-34-34-33-32-33-35-35-15-17-18-22-23-24-27-28-28-28-28-28-26-27-29-31
Sunrise
8:22
8:04
7:47
7:28
7:11
Sunset
4:10
4:29
4:46
5:04
5:20

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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 -33°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Mount Kaplan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sat afternoon, min -45°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat 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
Amundsen-Scott Airport
607 km S
507m alt.
3 hours ago
-54°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
8.0 km
High: broken
607 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
High: broken
Williams Field
758 km NW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC197E66S
2180 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC198E66S
2182 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC199E66S
2185 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC198E65S
2226 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC195E65S
2274 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC197E65S
2276 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC196E65S
2283 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 293).
- 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.