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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Craddock Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
S
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
 cm 
1.0
1.0
3
1.0
2.0
4
 mm 
max°C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-27
-26
-26
-25
-22
-20
-19
-20
-20
-21
-24
-27
-28
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-35
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
min°C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
-21
-20
-20
-21
-23
-25
-28
-30
-31
-31
-33
-33
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
chill°C 
-39
-32
-38
-41
-43
-44
-45
-46
-47
-45
-44
-45
-37
-36
-34
-35
-37
-40
-36
-37
-37
-43
-42
-43
-44
-44
-43
-47
-47
-47
-46
-44
-44
-48
-47
-49
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
400
1100
1150
800
800
600
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3900
5500
4900
5100
5050
4200
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-32-32-31-29-28-27-26-26-23-21-20-20-21-22-25-28-29-31-31-33-33-35-35-34-34-35-35-35-35-36-36-37-26-26-27-27-26-26-25-24-23-22-22-21-17-14-14-14-15-16-19-21-23-25-26-27-28-29-30-29-29-29-30-30-31-31-32-33-20-21-21-21-21-21-20-19-18-17-17-16-12-9-8-8-9-10-12-15-17-19-21-22-23-24-24-23-24-24-25-26-26-26-27-28-16-18-17-17-19-17-16-17-14-13-14-12-8-5-2-3-5-4-7-10-12-13-16-17-17-18-19-19-20-20-20-22-22-22-23-23-10-12-11-11-14-11-9-12-9-7-9-7-2154220-4-6-7-11-11-11-13-12-13-15-14-14-17-16-16-18-17
Sunrise
8:19
8:37
8:53
9:07
9:21
9:34
9:45
9:55
10:06
10:15
10:25
10:35
Sunset
5:31
5:13
4:55
4:42
4:28
4:15
4:04
3:52
3:41
3:30
3:21
3:11

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Craddock Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Craddock Massif Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Craddock Massif at the specific elevation of 4477 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Craddock Massif. 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
SHIP2001
1188 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
17.7 km
ASCATB231E74S
1231 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB230E74S
1253 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB229E74S
1263 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
- km
1268 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-46° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB230E74S
1259 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB229E74S
1269 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB231E73S
1278 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB230E73S
1297 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB232E73S
1315 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 182).
- 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.