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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
NNE
35
NE
50
N
50
N
35
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NW
35
W
40
W
55
W
45
W
50
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
5
11
1
1
max °C
-7
-7
-15
-15
-15
-13
-14
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-26
-27
-20
min °C
-9
-12
-15
-15
-16
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-20
-19
-20
-24
-27
-27
-27
-19
-25
-29
-29
-28
-20
-20
-22
-32
-31
-36
-33
-35
-42
-44
-45
-45
950
950
300
350
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-13-18-18-18-17-17-20-21-21-23-22-23-25-29-30-26-8-10-15-15-16-14-15-17-18-18-20-19-20-22-27-27-24-3-5-8-8-11-9-9-15-13-13-18-15-16-20-22-22-2442-1-1-5-3-3-10-7-7-12-9-10-16-16-16-20
Sunrise
4:30
4:37
4:46
4:52
5:00
Sunset
11:54
11:46
11:38
11:31
11:24
11:17

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Pleiades at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of The Pleiades. 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
SANTA FECITOLA
333 km WSW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 346 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3652
526 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 180).
- km
Mcmurdo
577 km S
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
579 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
580 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
60 km
Mid: few
ASCATC207E77S
1277 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC207E74S
1285 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 222).
- 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.