July 7, 2007
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Scott Base, Ross Island, Antarctica.
The webcams are primarily in darkness or offline except for this one.
July 4, 2007
12:00 PM.
Antarctica
Surface Winds map (animate - click here.) The winds are mostly quiet with the turbulence picking up in the afternoon hours bringing air 'on shore/on to the continent' over East Antarctica.
July 4, 2007
0600 AM
Antarctica
This is the 'jet stream' of Antarctica. There is an animated edition but only in small dimension (click here.) Antarctica is still in darkness.
The air movement is primarily off the continent with the frigid air from the Blue Ice in greater density fall to lower latitudes. It is that top frigid air that adds to the coldness of the continent. It is here the information from station Clear Air, Antarctica comes in handy:
Clean Air, Antarctica
Local Time :: 1:34 PM GMT
Length Of Visible Light :: 0h 00m
Length of Day :: 0h 00m
Tomorrow will be 0m 0s shorter.
There is however, as noted in this satellite view above, a movement of air onto the ice continent. It is along the peninsula which is always the warmest area of this land of ice. The peninsula is surrounded by a warming sea and as noted more frequently it is these stations with the highest temperatures. Today it is nearly above zero. Not quite.
July 4, 2007
Antarctica Temperature Map
The coldest station in Antarctica is:
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
Time :: 12:00 AM NZST (over one hour ago)
Elevation :: 9285 ft / 2830 m
Temperature :: -79 °F / -61 °C
Condtions :: Snow
Wind :: 12 mph / 18 km/h / from the NNE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 6.0 miles / 9.0 kilometers
Clouds :: Mostly Cloudy 6890 ft / 2100 m
(Above Ground Level)
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 12 mph / 18 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 30° (NNE)
Ceiling :: 6900 ft / 2100 m
Vostok, Antarctica
Time :: Time :: 6:00 PM VOST (one hour, sixteen minutes ago)
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: -75 °F / -60 °C
Humidity :: 42%
Dew Point :: -81 °F / -63 °C
Wind :: 7 mph / 11 km/h / from the West
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 7 mph / 11 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 270° (West)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
The warmest station in Antarctica is:
Davis, Antarctica
Time :: 7:00 PM DAVT (over one hour ago)
Elevation :: 59 ft / 18 m
Tempterature :: 30 °F / -1 °C
Conditions :: Partly Cloudy
Humidity :: 42%
Dew Point :: 16 °F / -9 °C
Wind :: 41 mph / 67 km/h / from the NE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.38 in / 995 hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 19.0 miles / 30.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 41 mph / 67 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 50° (NE)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
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