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The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SE
5
W
5
ESE
5
SE
0
NNE
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
15
SW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-17
-16
-17
-16
-14
-13
-9
-9
-10
-11
min°C
-24
-22
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-16
-17
-17
-15
-13
-12
-9
-10
-11
chill°C 
-34
-22
-20
-20
-20
-28
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-26
-26
-26
-20
-22
-21
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
0
0
300
100
550
850
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
4850
7350
4950
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-21-20-20-20-21-21-19-16-17-17-15-13-11-9-10-11-21-19-17-17-17-17-18-17-13-14-14-13-11-9-7-8-10-15-16-11-11-15-12-11-15-9-8-13-9-7-8-5-5-9-9-11-5-4-10-5-5-10-3-1-7-3-1-312-4
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
141 km ESE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
190 km SSW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
230 km S
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
455 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
579 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Williams Field
582 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
591 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
SHIP333
1576 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 220).
SHIP6093
1580 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
68
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP5026
1580 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 230).

* 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.