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– Lat/Long: 72.67° S 165.50° E

The Pleiades
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

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
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
15
N
10
ENE
15
WNW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
NW
25
WNW
35
W
25
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
15
WSW
 cm 
1.0
6
1.0
4
 mm 
max°C
-23
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-26
-25
-21
-20
-20
-17
-16
-17
-20
-22
-22
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-21
-19
-20
-19
-17
-19
-20
-21
-22
-24
-27
-29
min°C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-24
-20
-20
-19
-16
-19
-21
-23
-23
-19
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-22
-21
-18
-20
-20
-21
-24
-26
-29
-30
chill°C 
-24
-31
-33
-32
-36
-41
-40
-38
-35
-31
-32
-31
-27
-27
-31
-33
-34
-30
-28
-29
-31
-32
-31
-27
-27
-27
-35
-35
-29
-32
-32
-32
-37
-41
-44
-36
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2400
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2350
4600
2250
2250
2250
2350
2350
2300
2250
2250
2300
2350
2300
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-26-26-26-26-26-26-23-20-20-18-16-18-21-23-23-19-18-18-20-20-20-20-21-20-21-20-18-20-20-21-23-25-28-30-21-21-23-24-23-24-24-24-21-18-18-16-14-16-19-20-20-16-15-15-16-17-17-17-18-17-18-18-15-17-17-18-20-22-26-27-16-16-19-18-17-22-20-20-22-16-16-17-12-12-14-13-15-13-9-9-12-11-12-14-13-10-14-15-10-13-12-12-16-19-23-27-11-10-13-12-11-16-15-14-17-12-11-13-6-7-8-7-9-8-3-2-6-5-6-9-7-4-9-9-3-7-6-5-11-14-18-23
Sunrise
5:39
5:45
5:50
5:56
6:01
6:07
6:13
6:18
6:24
6:28
6:35
6:39
Sunset
10:38
10:32
10:27
10:21
10:15
10:08
10:02
9:57
9:51
9:45
9:39
9:34

The Pleiades Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Pleiades is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Pleiades Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

The Pleiades Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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
SHIP4890
348 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 110).
- km
Williams Field
579 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
589 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1925 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-46° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
2046 km NW
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP7648
349 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP4086
361 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
39
Fresh winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP1663
361 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP2069
573 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2774
573 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.