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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
W
35
W
25
N
25
E
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
5
NE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
 cm 
6
6
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-20
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
min°C
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-15
-18
-20
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
chill°C 
-30
-28
-20
-27
-27
-30
-31
-30
-24
-30
-30
-26
-24
-24
-25
-27
-29
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5350
5100
4500
4200
4600
5100
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-20-20-19-19-19-17-15-17-18-15-15-15-16-17-17-18-17-16-16-17-16-16-15-12-15-16-12-12-13-14-14-14-11-15-11-10-14-11-11-13-6-11-12-8-9-11-10-10-12-5-10-5-3-9-5-5-80-6-6-2-3-6-5-4-6
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 -14°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
141 km ESE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
Priestley Glacier
191 km SSW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
230 km S
93m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
457 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
579 km S
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Rain
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
36 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATC192E77S
892 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC192E78S
918 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC193E77S
945 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 0).
- 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.