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The Pleiades Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5100
5100
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
5
S
10
W
0
SW
5
N
10
NNW
10
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-29
-30
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-27
-28
-31
-33
-30
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-30
-30
-29
-23
-25
-25
-26
-28
-30
-33
-33
-34
 chill °C
-34
-36
-27
-27
-35
-40
-45
-45
-43
-34
-40
-41
-41
-45
-47
-41
-39
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-27-27-26-26-30-30-26-23-25-25-26-28-29-32-33-32-25-24-24-24-23-24-27-27-23-19-21-22-23-25-27-29-31-29-20-19-23-18-17-20-21-21-20-13-15-20-18-20-26-24-25-27-14-13-18-13-11-15-14-14-16-6-8-15-12-14-22-18-19-22
Sunrise
3:01
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—
2:49
—
—
2:33
—
—
2:11
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:18
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—
12:31
—
—
12:47
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—
1:09
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC179E64S
1063 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1064 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1082 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1083 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1085 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1086 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1096 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1097 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1098 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 289).
- 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.