Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica (Airport)
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Current Conditions - South Pole, AQ.

Updated ( May 17, 2012 - 10:50 AM PDT )

Temperature -68 F (-56 C)
Windchill -106 F (-77 C)
Wind SE (130 degrees)
Wind Speed 15 MPH (13 KT)
Visibility less than 1 mile
Sky conditions mostly clear
Weather Ice crystals
Low drifting snow
Mist
Pressure (altimeter) 28.48 in. Hg (964 hPa)
Weather Averages & Records for Amundsen Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
METAR = NZSP 171750Z 13013KT 1600 IC DRSN BR FEW000 M56/ A2848 RMK BR FEW000 CLN AIR 12010KT ALL WNDS GRID

South Pole Live Camera

Camera Details

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This photo is of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station taken every 15 minutes (if a relay satellite is available for transmission) from the roof of the National Science Foundation's Atmospheric Research Observatory which houses NOAA/ESRL's Clean Air Facility. In order to preserve the life of the camera, it is tilted down onto the snow when the sun is in the field of view, which occurs for several weeks around sunset (March) and sunrise (September) when the sun marches in a circle above the horizon. From mid-April until mid-August the moon and the aurora australis provide the only natural lighting.

The new station can be seen to the right in the photo; the old (circa 1973) domed station is to the left. The new station is elevated above the snow to prevent it being buried by the drifting snow (the present fate of the old domed station).

24 Hour Summary

Time
EDT (UTC) 		Temperature
F (C) 		Dew Point
F (C) 		Pressure
Inches (hPa) 		Wind
MPH 		Weather
Latest 2 PM (18) May 17 -68 (-56) 28.48 (964) SE 15 ice crystals; low drifting snow; mist
1 PM (17) No Data
Noon (16) No Data
11 AM (15) No Data
10 AM (14) No Data
9 AM (13) No Data
8 AM (12) May 17 -70 (-57) 28.58 (967) ESE 14 ice crystals; low drifting snow; mist
7 AM (11) No Data
6 AM (10) No Data
5 AM (9) No Data
4 AM (8) No Data
3 AM (7) No Data
2 AM (6) May 17 -74 (-59) 28.64 (969) ESE 14 ice crystals; low drifting snow; mist
1 AM (5) No Data
Midnight (4) No Data
11 PM (3) No Data
10 PM (2) No Data
9 PM (1) No Data
8 PM (0) May 16 -81 (-63) 28.73 (972) ESE 8 ice crystals; mist
7 PM (23) No Data
6 PM (22) No Data
5 PM (21) No Data
4 PM (20) No Data
Oldest 3 PM (19) No Data
Time
EDT (UTC) 		Temperature
F(C) 		Dew Point
F(C) 		Pressure
Inches(hPa) 		Wind
(MPH) 		Weather

Forecast For: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica (Airport)


Forecast for: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
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Last update: 05/17/2012 @ 19:02
Next update: 05/18/2012 @ 08:00 		Provided by: 22
      Temperature Precipitation Pressure Wind  
Tomorrow
05/18/2012		 00:00 06:00 -65°F   29.88 inHg Strong breeze from west-northwest 26 mph
  06:00 12:00 -67°F   29.94 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 24 mph
  12:00 18:00 -69°F   29.86 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 20 mph
  18:00 00:00 -69°F   29.76 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 18 mph

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Forecast for next 9 days

       Day     Temperature Precipitation Pressure Wind  
Saturday
05/19/2012		 00:00 06:00 -69°F   29.79 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 20 mph
  06:00 12:00 -71°F   29.82 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 20 mph
  12:00 18:00 -72°F   29.81 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 17 mph
  18:00 00:00 -76°F   29.68 inHg Moderate breeze from north-northwest 16 mph
Sunday
05/20/2012		 00:00 06:00 -76°F   29.70 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 15 mph
  06:00 12:00 -76°F   29.76 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 14 mph
  12:00 18:00 -74°F   29.79 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 13 mph
  18:00 00:00 -76°F   29.81 inHg Gentle breeze from west-northwest 12 mph
Monday
05/21/2012		 00:00 06:00 -76°F   29.83 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 14 mph
  06:00 12:00 -72°F   29.89 inHg Moderate breeze from north-northwest 17 mph
  12:00 18:00 -69°F   29.94 inHg Fresh breeze from north-northwest 21 mph
  18:00 00:00 -67°F   29.98 inHg Strong breeze from north-northwest 28 mph
Tuesday
05/22/2012		 00:00 06:00 -65°F   29.89 inHg Strong breeze from north-northwest 27 mph
  06:00 12:00 -67°F   29.77 inHg Strong breeze from north-northwest 25 mph
  12:00 18:00 -71°F   29.68 inHg Fresh breeze from north-northwest 22 mph
  18:00 00:00 -74°F   29.62 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 19 mph
Wednesday
05/23/2012		 00:00 06:00 -80°F   29.63 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 19 mph
  06:00 12:00 -81°F   29.49 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 17 mph
  12:00 18:00 -81°F   29.43 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 19 mph
  18:00 00:00 -83°F   29.54 inHg Fresh breeze from west-northwest 19 mph
Thursday
05/24/2012		 00:00 06:00 -85°F   29.54 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 17 mph
  06:00 12:00 -87°F   29.46 inHg Moderate breeze from west-northwest 17 mph
  12:00 18:00 -89°F   29.48 inHg Moderate breeze from north-northwest 17 mph
  18:00 00:00 -87°F   29.48 inHg Fresh breeze from north-northwest 20 mph
Friday
05/25/2012		 00:00 06:00 -87°F   29.54 inHg Fresh breeze from north-northwest 21 mph
  06:00 12:00 -87°F   29.55 inHg Fresh breeze from north-northwest 23 mph
  12:00 18:00 -89°F   29.52 inHg Fresh breeze from north-northwest 20 mph
  18:00 00:00 -90°F   29.49 inHg Moderate breeze from north-northwest 14 mph
Saturday
05/26/2012		 00:00 06:00 -89°F   29.53 inHg Light air from west-northwest 3 mph
  06:00 12:00 -72°F   29.48 inHg Gentle breeze from south 9 mph
  12:00 18:00 -69°F   29.52 inHg Gentle breeze from south-southwest 9 mph
  18:00 00:00 -76°F   29.69 inHg Gentle breeze from west-southwest 9 mph
Sunday
05/27/2012		 00:00 06:00 -83°F   29.93 inHg Gentle breeze from west-northwest 8 mph
  06:00 12:00 -83°F   30.05 inHg Gentle breeze from west-northwest 9 mph
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 WX Averages & Records for Amundsen Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica

Latitude: 90°0’S, Longitude: 0°0’E, Elevation: 9299.0 ft
  Unit Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average temperature
over 32 years		 °F -54 -16 -38 -61 -68 -68 -70 -74 -72 -72 -58 -34 -16
Average high temperature
over 32 years		 °F -50 -14 -34 -58 -63 -63 -65 -68 -68 -67 -54 -32 -14
Average low temperature
over 32 years		 °F -61 -20 -43 -70 -76 -77 -79 -81 -81 -81 -63 -38 -20
Highest recorded temperature
over 32 years		 °F 6 6 -5 -16 -18 -23 -23 -29 -27 -20 -20 -2 6
Lowest recorded temperature
over 32 years		 °F -117 -41 -70 -95 -103 -108 -117 -113 -108 -110 -95 -67 -38
Average precipitation
over 32 years		 in 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Most recorded rainfall
over 32 years		 in 0.4 0.2 0.3 - - 0.1 - - - 0.1 - - 0.1
Average number of days with thunderstorms
over 30 years		 days 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Average number of days with fog
over 30 years		 days 102 11 11 14 9 6 4 4 4 10 11 9 9
Average wind speed
over 24 years		 mph 14.0 11.0 9.0 14.0 11.0 17.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 13.0 11.0
Average number of days above -20°F
over 32 years		 days 54 25 2 - - - - - - - - 3 24
Average number of days below -50°F
over 32 years		 days 252 - 10 30 29 30 29 31 31 29 28 6 -
Average number of days below -75°F
over 32 years		 days 147 - - 12 19 21 21 24 23 21 6 - -
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