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– Lat/Long: 72.67° S 165.50° E

The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
SE
20
ESE
0
ENE
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
50
NW
50
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
40
N
30
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
2
2
2
4
1
max °C
-28
-26
-23
-21
-20
-23
-24
-24
-23
-19
-15
-14
-13
-17
-21
-20
-18
-17
-18
min °C
-29
-27
-24
-23
-22
-24
-25
-25
-23
-22
-17
-14
-15
-19
-21
-21
-19
-18
-19
-44
-40
-24
-34
-37
-40
-40
-40
-40
-39
-30
-26
-26
-32
-34
-34
-32
-30
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
800
450
200
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2500
2350
2350
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
5300
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-24-22-21-24-25-25-23-21-16-14-14-18-21-21-19-18-19-27-25-22-19-18-21-22-22-20-18-13-11-11-15-18-18-16-15-16-24-21-20-19-16-17-20-18-16-13-8-5-6-9-12-17-14-12-14-20-15-14-15-11-11-15-12-10-7-22-1-2-5-12-9-7-10
Sunrise
6:45
6:50
6:54
7:00
7:05
7:09
Sunset
9:29
9:22
9:17
9:12
9:07
9:00

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
141 km ESE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 240).
ASCATB167E74S
186 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB171E73S
189 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC171E73S
190 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 232).
- km
Priestley Glacier
191 km SSW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-37° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB169E74S
200 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC172E73S
202 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC170E74S
210 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB170E74S
212 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB172E73S
214 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 208).
- 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.