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– Lat/Long: 85.35° S 165.43° E

Mount Saunders
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3950
2700
3150
4500
km/h
10
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
30
ESE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
40
SE
20
ESE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-30
-29
-29
-30
-32
-30
-29
-29
-32
-36
-35
-34
-33
-32
-26
min °C
-39
-31
-29
-29
-31
-33
-32
-29
-30
-37
-37
-36
-35
-33
-33
-30
 chill °C
-54
-41
-41
-40
-46
-44
-39
-42
-49
-48
-37
-42
-35
-45
-46
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-31-29-29-31-33-31-29-30-35-37-36-35-33-33-28
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 -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Mount Saunders Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
-33°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1195 km SW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2023 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2149 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 130).
Casey
2405 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
Mid: scattered
ASCATC143E64S
2482 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
2487 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 312).
- km
Davis
2493 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
ASCATC141E64S
2494 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
2499 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 301).
- 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.