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Plana Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
200
200
250
150
150
150
150
100
50
km/h
45
NNE
25
ENE
15
SSW
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
60
SW
30
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
20
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-12
-13
-12
-13
-12
-8
-9
-12
-12
-9
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-10
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-9
-10
-13
-13
-11
-8
-5
-4
-2
-2
 chill °C
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
-18
-21
-18
-18
-17
-15
-9
-9
-8
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
Sunset
5:29
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:39

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Plana Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Plana Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Plana Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Plana Peak at the specific elevation of 740 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Plana Peak. 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
26 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
76 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
84 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E62S
110 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c302E63S
132 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 128).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
133 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c301E62S
136 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c299E62S
138 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 335).
- 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.