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– Lat/Long: 85.35° S 165.43° E

Mount Saunders
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
min°C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-25
-26
chill°C 
-41
-40
-41
-39
-37
-38
-36
-37
-40
-40
-39
-39
-38
-39
-43
-44
-42
-44
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3850
2700
2700
2700
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-25-24-25-25-25-26-27-27-26-26-26-27-27-25-26
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 -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Saunders Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
518 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
826 km N
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo Williams
836 km N
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Williams Field
836 km N
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
838 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
34 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
966 km N
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1190 km N
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
DomeA
1195 km SW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-43° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Priestley Glacier
1310 km N
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
1375 km N
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 240).

* 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.