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– Lat/Long: 85.35° S 165.43° E

Mount Saunders
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3000
4050
4100
3250
4800
km/h
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
0
ENE
10
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-37
-39
-40
-41
-42
-41
-40
-39
-39
-36
-36
-37
-37
-32
-29
-29
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-39
-41
-42
-42
-42
-41
-39
-39
-38
-38
-37
-38
-34
-31
-36
 chill °C
-51
-50
-52
-54
-59
-61
-61
-60
-59
-53
-46
-47
-46
-49
-53
-48
-46
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-38-39-41-42-42-42-41-39-39-37-37-37-38-33-30-33
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Saunders Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Saunders is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Saunders Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Saunders at the specific elevation of 2895 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Saunders. 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
826 km N
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-37° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
836 km N
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.6 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1195 km SW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-66° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2023 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2149 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC161E64S
2361 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC163E64S
2382 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC162E64S
2392 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 292).
- km
Casey
2405 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
Mid: few
ASCATC166E64S
2405 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 319).
- 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.