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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2400
2400
2300
km/h
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
5
WSW
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-24
-23
-21
-20
-18
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-22
-24
-28
-30
-31
-30
min °C
-32
-31
-23
-22
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-22
-23
-26
-31
-31
-31
-31
 chill °C
-50
-49
-38
-36
-35
-31
-28
-18
-19
-24
-30
-36
-41
-40
-38
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-28-23-22-21-19-18-18-19-19-21-23-25-30-31-31-31-30-26-21-20-19-17-16-16-17-16-18-19-22-27-28-28-27-26-25-22-21-20-17-15-14-16-15-18-19-23-28-28-28-28-20-21-17-16-15-12-10-9-10-10-13-14-18-25-24-24-24
Sunrise
8:47
8:41
8:36
8:30
8:25
Sunset
5:06
5:10
5:15
5:21
5:25
5:30

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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 Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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
Jang Bogo Station
221 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1934 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
6.0 km
2051 km NW
6m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
Casey
2180 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
Mid: overcast
2249 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
2291 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: clear
EnderbyIslandAws
2472 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
ASCATB231E66S
2601 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 86).
- 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.