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– Lat/Long: 66.62° S 51.20° E

Mount McMaster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 4 pm Fri 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wed
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
SW
50
SW
75
SW
85
SW
55
WSW
35
WNW
85
NNW
25
WNW
10
N
20
SW
20
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
20
W
30
W
40
WNW
95
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
30
W
25
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
55
WNW
55
NW
60
NW
5
ESE
20
SE
 cm 
8
9
1.0
1.0
6
2.0
3
12
14
10
6
1.0
2.0
3
2.0
2.0
3
3
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-26
-23
-21
-18
-13
-10
-8
-12
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-18
-16
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-23
-24
-24
-25
min°C
-26
-25
-22
-20
-16
-13
-9
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-24
-24
-25
-25
chill°C 
-42
-40
-40
-38
-32
-23
-21
-28
-29
-29
-33
-31
-33
-36
-35
-33
-32
-34
-35
-37
-38
-36
-37
-38
-37
-34
-30
-33
-32
-35
-37
-36
-42
-42
-25
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
5200
1900
400
400
400
600
1500
500
350
350
350
350
350
400
500
400
300
350
400
350
350
350
350
350
300
250
300
350
350
350
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-22-19-15-12-9-16-21-21-21-21-21-23-23-23-24-24-23-22-19-18-22-22-22-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-24-24-25-25-25-23-21-18-14-11-8-14-19-19-19-19-19-20-21-21-21-21-21-21-18-17-20-20-19-19-19-19-19-18-19-18-22-22-23-23-22-21-20-18-14-11-8-13-17-17-17-16-16-17-18-17-18-19-19-17-15-14-17-17-16-16-17-16-16-16-17-17-19-19-19-20-20-20-19-18-14-11-8-12-15-15-16-14-12-13-14-14-15-17-16-14-12-11-13-14-13-13-15-14-14-13-15-16-16-16-15-16-17-18-19-18-14-11-8-11-12-13-14-11-9-10-10-10-12-15-14-10-9-8-9-11-10-10-12-12-11-11-13-15-13-13-12-13-14-17-18-17-14-10-7-9-9-10-12-9-7-7-8-8-9-12-12-8-5-4-6-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-10-12-11-10-10-11
Sunrise
8:02
8:04
8:08
8:11
8:15
8:18
8:22
8:25
8:29
8:32
8:34
8:38
Sunset
7:19
7:15
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55
6:52
6:47
6:44
6:39
6:36

Mount McMaster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McMaster is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Mount McMaster Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Mount McMaster Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McMaster at the specific elevation of 2830 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1951 km SSW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
SHIP3432
2159 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
50
Strong winds from the E
(51 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB100E65S
2219 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 91).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
2248 km N
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB101E65S
2261 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB100E64S
2276 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 6).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2294 km SSW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB101E64S
2298 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB102E65S
2308 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB103E65S
2319 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 108).
- 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.