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The Pleiades Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
4600
4350
2250
2250
2250
4950
km/h
15
E
10
E
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-30
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-32
-32
-30
-30
-30
-29
-27
-26
-25
min °C
-34
-31
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-30
-31
-28
-27
-27
 chill °C
-47
-42
-38
-40
-39
-42
-40
-42
-41
-40
-40
-40
-41
-45
-44
-42
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-29-29-29-30-30-31-32-32-31-30-30-30-28-27-26-30-28-25-25-26-27-27-28-29-29-28-26-27-27-25-24-23-26-27-21-20-25-21-21-26-24-24-26-21-21-26-21-20-22-20-22-15-14-20-15-15-22-18-18-22-15-15-21-16-14-18
Sunrise
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—
3:50
—
—
3:43
—
—
3:33
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:14
—
—
Sunset
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11:30
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:46
—
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11:55
12:00
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12:07
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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
579 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1925 km S
3012m alt.
50 minutes ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: scattered
1927 km S
2835m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Macquarie Island
2046 km NW
6m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2104 km WSW
755m alt.
4 hours ago
-16°C
-
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 90).
0.3 km
2291 km S
2835m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
EnderbyIslandAws
2472 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
SHIP7247
2641 km WSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-11°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
SHIP5472
2641 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
2824 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
- 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.