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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
2250
2400
2250
2250
2300
2250
km/h
45
S
15
S
5
WSW
15
W
35
W
30
SW
10
NNW
25
NW
25
W
10
ENE
5
NW
20
W
30
W
40
SW
70
SW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-22
-20
-24
-24
-25
-30
-30
-30
-26
-24
-16
min °C
-30
-27
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-25
-24
-31
-30
-30
-31
-30
-25
-22
 chill °C
-49
-36
-32
-31
-40
-37
-35
-38
-37
-39
-37
-43
-46
-48
-44
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-26-26-25-23-22-25-24-28-30-30-31-28-25-19-25-24-24-23-22-20-19-22-21-26-27-28-28-26-22-17-24-23-24-24-23-21-17-17-20-23-25-27-29-27-23-18-19-18-19-19-18-17-12-11-16-18-19-22-24-23-19-14
Sunrise
11:33
11:22
11:15
11:06
10:57
Sunset
2:34
2:45
2:52
3:00
3:08

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
-13° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC165E62S
1185 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1247 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
1252 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
1254 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC164E61S
1257 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
1259 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
1265 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
1275 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
1285 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 297).
- 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.