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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2350
4050
2250
2250
km/h
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
0
NNW
0
NNE
15
N
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-21
-20
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-24
-24
-25
-30
-29
-28
min °C
-30
-23
-22
-20
-19
-17
-19
-19
-20
-23
-24
-25
-29
-30
-29
-30
 chill °C
-48
-38
-36
-33
-30
-27
-24
-26
-20
-28
-33
-39
-41
-41
-39
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:47
8:41
8:36
8:30
8:25
Sunset
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 morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Jang Bogo Station
221 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC168E64S
1026 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1062 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1132 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1134 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1152 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1156 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB158E63S
1166 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1172 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 39).
- 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.