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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
25
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
5
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
 cm 
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-15
-17
-20
-23
-23
-24
-22
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
-18
-14
-13
-16
-17
min°C
-17
-18
-22
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-20
-19
-19
-17
-18
-18
-15
-17
-17
chill°C 
-29
-28
-35
-37
-37
-37
-32
-21
-20
-24
-27
-23
-29
-30
-25
-27
-27
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
500
700
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4500
5400
5500
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-18-21-23-23-24-23-21-20-19-19-17-18-16-14-17-17-14-16-18-20-21-21-20-18-17-16-16-14-15-14-11-14-15-11-14-15-15-18-17-15-16-11-10-14-9-9-12-5-6-10-5-9-9-9-13-11-9-10-5-4-9-2-3-711-5
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
141 km ESE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
191 km SSW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
579 km S
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: clear
Mcmurdo Williams
582 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATB184E76S
663 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB185E76S
679 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB184E77S
700 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB185E77S
721 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 179).
- 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.