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– Lat/Long: 72.67° S 165.50° E

The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5500
6700
4600
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
km/h
50
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-27
-30
-31
-31
-31
-29
-29
-31
-31
min °C
-27
-25
-26
-23
-23
-25
-24
-24
-24
-28
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-32
 chill °C
-45
-45
-46
-38
-38
-36
-34
-35
-35
-35
-38
-40
-43
-40
-41
-44
-46
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-25-23-23-25-24-24-24-28-31-32-31-31-30-30-31-32-23-22-22-19-19-21-21-20-21-25-28-29-28-28-27-27-28-29-23-21-20-19-18-21-22-20-20-22-23-23-24-25-26-28-29-29-19-17-16-15-14-17-18-17-17-19-18-18-19-20-21-23-25-25
Sunrise
9:49
9:44
9:37
9:32
9:26
9:21
Sunset
4:13
4:19
4:24
4:30
4:35
4:40

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The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue 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
Jang Bogo Station
221 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC133E64S
1618 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1637 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1670 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
1674 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
1692 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1705 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
1712 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
- 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.