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– Lat/Long: 85.35° S 165.43° E

Mount Saunders
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -45°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3500
4300
4000
2650
km/h
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
45
SE
45
SE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-44
-42
-38
-33
-32
-33
-29
-28
-27
-29
-29
-30
-29
-32
-40
-39
-37
-30
min °C
-45
-43
-42
-35
-33
-37
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-30
-35
-41
-39
-38
-36
 chill °C
-53
-52
-54
-48
-46
-50
-41
-40
-42
-46
-45
-46
-49
-53
-54
-47
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-43-40-34-33-35-30-29-28-29-30-31-30-34-41-39-38-33
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 -27°C on Thu night, min -45°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Mount Saunders Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat morning, calm by Sat 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
518 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Williams Field
836 km N
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1198 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2023 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-39°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2149 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2405 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
2493 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
ASCATB131E63S
2553 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB129E63S
2575 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
2578 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 262).
- 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.