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– Lat/Long: 85.35° S 165.43° E

Mount Saunders
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3900
4550
km/h
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
5
ENE
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-36
-35
-30
-29
-28
-25
-23
-22
-24
-34
-38
-42
-43
-42
-42
min °C
-35
-37
-36
-33
-29
-28
-28
-24
-23
-31
-36
-40
-44
-44
-43
-43
 chill °C
-48
-52
-51
-47
-37
-38
-39
-24
-33
-44
-47
-51
-52
-57
-57
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-37-36-32-29-28-27-24-23-28-35-39-43-44-43-43
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Saunders Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Wed 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
518 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
836 km N
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1198 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2023 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2149 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
Casey
2405 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 60).
Mid: overcast
Bharati
2418 km SW
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: clear
Davis
2493 km WSW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB135E64S
2521 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 349).
- 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.