Greetings,

 

A weak low pressure circulation over the central Ice Shelf draws low level moisture and cloud cover from west Antarctica over the Camp. A trough over north-central Ice shelf enhances the cloud cover by drawing moisture from the Ross Sea across the Ice. Expect fog to be the dominant weather feature over the next few days as the low pressure circulation moves out of the area yet still draws significant moisture along the gradient to the Camp.

 

Monday: Cloudy skies with ceilings 3000 to 5000 feet, becoming partly cloudy by early afternoon. Visibility will be unrestricted, occasionally 2-4 miles in light snow, reducing to 1/2-1 mile in fog in the evening. Winds will be light and variable.

 

Tuesday: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy by late morning with ceilings as low as 1000 feet. Visibility is forecast to be between 1-3 miles in fog and occasional light snow, becoming < 1/2 mile with vertical visibility to 200 feet by late night. Winds will be light and variable becoming SW at 5-10 knots by noon.

 

Wednesday: cloudy skies with visibility <1/2 mile and vertical visibility of 200 feet in dense fog until late morning when a short reprieve of 10000 ft ceilings and visibility 2-4 miles will occur until early evening when dense fog returns. Winds are forecast out of the south-southwest at 8-12 knots, dropping off t0 light and variable in the afternoon.

 

 

Cheers,

 

Vincent Weber