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– Lat/Long: 72.67° S 165.50° E

The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
7600
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
NW
20
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
20
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-34
-37
-35
-32
-30
-31
-30
-31
-33
-28
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-35
-34
-37
-37
-35
-34
-31
-32
-31
-33
-34
-34
-28
-27
-24
-23
-23
-24
 chill °C
-52
-48
-48
-44
-50
-51
-38
-32
-38
-52
-55
-54
-44
-44
-38
-37
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-36-37-35-33-31-32-31-32-34-31-27-26-24-23-23-24-32-30-34-35-33-31-28-29-28-30-32-29-24-24-23-22-21-22-29-25-29-32-31-30-28-28-26-27-26-27-24-24-23-22-22-23-24-19-25-27-27-26-24-24-22-22-19-22-20-19-18-17-17-18
Sunrise
9:08
9:03
8:57
8:52
8:47
8:41
Sunset
4:51
4:55
5:00
5:06
5:10
5:15

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

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
Jang Bogo Station
221 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC144E63S
1393 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1406 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1419 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
1419 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB141E64S
1424 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
1425 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB141E63S
1442 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 212).
- 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.