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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
5750
4600
5400
5650
km/h
20
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
20
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-31
-25
-24
-21
-22
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-21
-25
-28
-29
min °C
-33
-31
-32
-31
-24
-22
-22
-20
-17
-17
-19
-20
-25
-26
-29
-32
 chill °C
-47
-46
-50
-49
-38
-36
-37
-30
-21
-21
-28
-31
-41
-43
-46
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
8:47
8:41
8:36
8:30
Sunset
5:06
5:10
5:15
5:21
5:25

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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 Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1181 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
ASCATB136E64S
1583 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
1634 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
1636 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
1660 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB135E63S
1696 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
1733 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB136E62S
1736 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB133E63S
1759 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 251).
- 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.