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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4800
2300
2250
2300
5450
9800
km/h
15
SSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
40
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
30
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-37
-37
-34
-31
-28
-24
-22
-22
-23
-24
-29
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-39
-39
-38
-37
-35
-33
-29
-26
-23
-23
-23
-27
-30
-32
-33
-32
-32
-34
 chill °C
-52
-50
-51
-52
-51
-46
-42
-42
-41
-38
-36
-34
-36
-43
-43
-41
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-38-37-35-32-29-25-23-23-23-26-30-32-33-32-32-33-38-37-36-35-32-29-25-22-19-19-20-23-27-30-31-29-29-30-36-34-33-32-29-28-25-22-19-19-20-23-27-29-29-26-25-26-31-30-28-27-25-24-21-19-15-15-17-19-23-25-25-22-21-20
Sunrise
10:03
9:56
9:49
9:44
9:37
9:32
Sunset
4:01
4:07
4:13
4:19
4:24
4:30

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2051 km NW
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
Casey
2180 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
2249 km N
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
2472 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2874 km N
25m alt.
53 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2875 km N
24m alt.
53 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2889 km N
52m alt.
43 minutes ago
No weather report.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).

* 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.