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– Lat/Long: 66.62° S 51.20° E

Mount McMaster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 4 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
35
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
65
NNW
60
NW
25
NNW
20
NNE
10
E
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
55
WSW
65
SW
85
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
7
2
14
5
3
2
max °C
-24
-20
-19
-19
-18
-13
-12
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
-16
-17
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-25
-26
-40
-37
-32
-31
-33
-28
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-33
-32
-34
-40
-44
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
350
450
350
400
350
350
350
350
400
350
1350
1350
2300
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Sunrise
11:30
11:33
11:37
11:41
11:44
Sunset
3:36
3:33
3:30
3:26
3:22
3:19

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Mount McMaster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McMaster is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Mount McMaster Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McMaster at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount McMaster. 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
Mawson
518 km ESE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 210).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
556 km SSW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Snow
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Bharati
1081 km ESE
35m alt.
1 hour ago
-29° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Davis
1150 km ESE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1951 km SSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
2208 km NE
30m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Clouds dissolving.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2248 km N
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Halvfarryggen
2294 km SSW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
Marion Island
2333 km NW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
2400 km SSW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.