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The Pleiades Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5050
km/h
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
WNW
20
W
10
S
20
W
5
SSE
10
SE
20
WSW
20
W
5
WNW
15
W
30
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-37
-39
-38
-36
-36
-35
-34
-30
-29
-32
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
min °C
-38
-38
-40
-39
-37
-37
-35
-35
-34
-29
-33
-33
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
 chill °C
-52
-50
-49
-46
-37
-45
-44
-50
-48
-41
-44
-44
-43
-43
-37
-42
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-40-39-37-37-35-35-32-29-33-32-30-30-30-30-31-31-35-35-38-36-34-35-32-32-29-27-31-30-28-27-27-27-27-28-29-30-33-31-31-33-29-28-29-25-29-30-25-25-26-24-24-28-24-24-28-25-25-28-24-23-25-20-23-25-19-20-21-19-19-24
Sunrise
7:03
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6:58
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6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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Sunset
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8:35
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8:39
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8:45
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8:50
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8:54
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9:00
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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
hy2c175E63S
1142 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1150 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1150 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1153 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c173E63S
1180 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 295).
- km
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c172E62S
1198 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c179E63S
1199 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- 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.