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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
E
35
ESE
50
SE
20
ESE
 cm 
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-17
-18
-20
-21
-22
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-20
-18
-17
-21
-22
-18
min°C
-18
-19
-20
-21
-23
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-21
-19
-19
-22
-23
-22
chill°C 
-29
-30
-30
-31
-28
-30
-23
-31
-24
-28
-26
-29
-28
-30
-37
-39
-36
Freezing level (m
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2400
4700
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-20-21-23-24-23-23-24-23-22-21-19-18-22-23-20-14-16-17-18-20-21-20-21-20-20-20-18-16-16-20-20-18-9-15-12-12-17-15-13-17-14-13-17-12-11-13-14-14-14-2-10-5-5-12-8-7-11-7-6-12-5-5-8-8-8-9
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 -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
141 km ESE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
Priestley Glacier
190 km SSW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
455 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
Williams Field
579 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
580 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP6866
1121 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP2853
1121 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
- km
1934 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
2051 km NW
6m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
Haze
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.