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– Lat/Long: 72.67° S 165.50° E

The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2350
2200
km/h
30
NW
55
NNW
35
WNW
35
NNW
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
15
W
15
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
4
5
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-16
-17
-19
-25
-27
-28
-30
-31
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
min °C
-17
-21
-21
-17
-18
-25
-26
-27
-30
-30
-31
-33
-32
-31
-32
-32
-31
-33
 chill °C
-29
-35
-35
-29
-28
-39
-38
-38
-44
-44
-45
-50
-45
-41
-42
-32
-43
-42
Freezing level m
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-20-20-17-18-22-26-27-29-30-31-33-32-31-32-32-31-32-14-17-18-14-16-20-23-25-26-28-29-30-29-28-29-29-28-29-10-11-16-10-13-19-21-25-24-25-28-28-28-27-28-28-26-28-5-6-11-4-8-14-17-21-19-19-24-23-23-23-23-24-22-24
Sunrise
10:42
10:36
10:29
10:22
10:15
10:08
Sunset
3:23
3:30
3:37
3:42
3:49
3:56

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm 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
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB177E63S
1139 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1139 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1143 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB178E63S
1146 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB179E63S
1159 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1160 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB180E63S
1186 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1188 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1192 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 25).
- 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.