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The Pleiades Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
km/h
10
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSW
5
S
5
NW
10
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
S
20
SW
10
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-31
-27
-23
-22
-22
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-24
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-26
min °C
-33
-32
-30
-25
-23
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-27
-28
-28
-31
-31
-29
-28
 chill °C
-42
-42
-42
-30
-28
-37
-40
-39
-39
-33
-32
-40
-42
-41
-37
-40
-41
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-29-24-23-24-26-26-26-25-23-26-28-28-30-31-29-27-30-29-26-22-20-21-24-24-23-22-20-22-24-25-27-28-26-24-25-25-25-19-16-16-18-18-20-16-13-17-19-21-25-23-22-24-20-20-21-13-11-10-11-12-14-10-7-11-13-15-20-18-17-20
Sunrise
6:35
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—
6:30
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
9:00
—
—
9:05
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:15
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—
9:20
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—
9:24
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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 -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB183E64S
1155 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 328).
- km
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB167E62S
1194 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1198 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1200 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1220 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
1220 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1224 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1227 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 303).
- 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.