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– Lat/Long: 72.67° S 165.50° E

The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
NW
55
NNW
35
WNW
30
NNW
20
NE
20
E
10
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
4
5
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-19
-17
-18
-20
-24
-27
-29
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-32
-36
-35
-34
min °C
-17
-21
-21
-18
-18
-26
-25
-28
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-36
-36
-35
-35
 chill °C
-28
-35
-35
-30
-28
-37
-33
-40
-44
-45
-46
-47
-44
-39
-50
-50
-46
-46
Freezing level m
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-20-20-18-18-23-25-28-30-31-31-32-32-31-34-36-35-35-13-17-18-15-16-21-22-25-28-28-28-30-29-28-32-33-33-32-10-11-17-10-13-19-21-26-26-25-26-28-28-27-28-29-28-28-4-6-12-5-8-15-16-22-22-20-21-23-23-23-22-23-22-23
Sunrise
10:42
10:36
10:29
10:22
10:15
10:08
Sunset
3:23
3:30
3:37
3:42
3:49
3:56

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
59 minutes ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 080 to 040 degs)
(11 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB114E62S
2412 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB113E62S
2432 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB112E62S
2433 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB114E61S
2473 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB115E61S
2482 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB113E61S
2500 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB115E60S
2527 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB112E61S
2545 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB114E60S
2561 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 267).
- 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.