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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNE
30
E
25
E
20
NNW
 cm 
3
6
5
 mm 
max°C
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-14
-16
-18
-15
min°C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-18
-19
-16
chill°C 
-32
-32
-30
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-23
-25
-26
-25
-26
-24
-31
-30
-26
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2350
5100
4400
4450
4400
4200
4100
5550
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-21-21-21-21-20-19-18-18-18-17-17-15-17-19-16-19-19-18-18-19-18-17-17-15-15-15-14-14-13-15-16-13-13-17-13-12-16-12-10-14-10-8-13-9-8-10-13-13-10-6-12-7-6-11-5-4-8-4-2-7-2-2-4-7-7-5
Sunrise
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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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for The Pleiades at the specific elevation of 3040 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP2245
207 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
- km
Williams Field
579 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 019 to 023 degs)
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
580 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
589 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1925 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1934 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2051 km NW
6m alt.
42 minutes ago
5° C
Continuous light rain.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
28 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8990
2179 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
- km
2249 km N
16m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).

* 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.