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Mount Saunders Weather Forecast

Dominion Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
3950
3650
2500
4150
3800
km/h
30
SE
30
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-27
-27
-26
min °C
-27
-28
-25
-24
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-24
-23
-22
-26
-27
-27
-28
 chill °C
-42
-44
-42
-40
-41
-39
-37
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-29
-33
-34
-35
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-23-24-23-22-25-27-27-27
Sunrise
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—
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 -23°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Mount Saunders Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-16°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
DomeA
1195 km SW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2023 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
2149 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2351 km W
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Mid: overcast
Casey
2405 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB185E64S
2468 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2477 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
2479 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NE
(63 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
2482 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 37).
- 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.