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The Pleiades Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
S
20
W
10
SSW
5
SW
15
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-26
-27
-28
-30
-29
-25
-23
-22
-23
-31
-35
-33
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-25
-24
-25
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
-27
-25
-22
-29
-33
-35
-35
 chill °C
-41
-41
-41
-36
-30
-32
-36
-39
-29
-30
-39
-39
-34
-22
-45
-51
-53
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-25-24-25-27-28-29-30-30-26-24-22-26-32-35-34-25-25-24-23-21-21-23-24-25-27-26-23-21-19-24-31-34-32-19-20-20-17-15-16-16-17-23-22-23-23-19-17-21-25-28-29-12-13-15-11-9-10-9-11-19-16-17-19-13-12-15-18-21-24
Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:18
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
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Sunset
—
9:09
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:35
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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon 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
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1934 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Mid: overcast
2051 km NW
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2249 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
ASCATB218E63S
2378 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SSW
(75 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC220E63S
2379 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
85
Severe gales from the SSW
(85 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB220E63S
2388 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC219E63S
2389 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB217E62S
2389 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB220E64S
2391 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SSW
(73 kph at 193).
- 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.