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– Lat/Long: 85.35° S 165.43° E

Mount Saunders
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue morning, min -44°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3000
4000
4500
km/h
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-43
-42
-37
-36
-36
-38
-40
-40
-35
-35
-35
-35
-38
-38
-39
-41
-41
-42
min °C
-43
-42
-41
-36
-37
-39
-40
-41
-40
-35
-36
-38
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-44
 chill °C
-62
-61
-59
-54
-56
-60
-61
-59
-57
-48
-49
-55
-56
-58
-58
-59
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-39-36-37-39-40-41-38-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43
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 -35°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Mount Saunders Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue morning, min -44°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Williams Field
836 km N
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: broken
DomeA
1195 km SW
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
2149 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
26 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
2405 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
128
Extremely windy from the E
(128 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2493 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
2778 km SW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the S
(83 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
2804 km S
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Syowa
2865 km SSW
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
2971 km S
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2976 km S
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).

* 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.