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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 09 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
SE
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
N
40
NNE
40
N
25
N
35
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
7
15
2
1
max °C
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-14
-10
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
min °C
-22
-21
-21
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-30
-25
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-31
-29
-25
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
800
0
350
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2350
7750
5100
5650
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-21-21-19-19-18-18-18-18-16-15-13-16-17-18-18-17-17-19-18-18-16-16-16-15-15-15-13-12-11-13-13-15-15-14-14-14-13-17-12-12-16-12-11-15-8-5-8-8-7-10-10-9-12-8-7-11-7-6-11-6-5-10-21-3-3-1-5-4-3-8
Sunrise
3:54
4:03
4:13
4:22
4:30
4:37
Sunset
12:31
12:21
12:12
11:54
11:46
11:38

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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 Wed night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WNW 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
Cape Phillips
141 km ESE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
190 km SSW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
230 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
SANTA FECITOLA
333 km WSW
205m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 21 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
455 km S
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
SHIP6523
528 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 120).
43.5 km
Mcmurdo
579 km S
24m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
-
19
Light winds from the
(19 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
582 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.