Antarctica Condition 1 Weather

Visibility less than 100 feet, windspeed over 63 mph, temperature below −100 °F… Condition 1 weather means no one is allowed outside in Antarctica.

Condition 1 weather at the Scott Base in Antarctica means that no one is allowed outside.

Condition 3

Must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Visibility is either greater than 14 mile (400 m), or it falls to 14 mile or less for less than one minute at a time
  • Windspeed is either below 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph), or it reaches 48 knots or above for less than one minute at a time
  • Air temperature and wind chill are either above −75 °F (−59 °C), or falls to −75 °F or below for less than one minute at a time

Condition 2

Must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Visibility is either greater than or equal to 100 feet (30 m), or it falls below 100 feet for less than one minute at a time
  • Windspeed is either less than or equal to 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph), or it exceeds 55 knots for less than one minute at a time
  • Air temperature and wind chill are either −100 °F (−73 °C) or above, or falls below −100 °F for less than one minute at a time

And also must meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Visibility is less than or equal to 14 mile (400 m), sustained for one minute or longer
  • Windspeed greater than 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph), sustained for one minute or longer
  • Air temperature and/or wind chill of −75 °F (−59 °C) or below, sustained for one minute or longer

Condition 1

Must meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Visibility less than 100 feet (30 m), sustained for one minute or longer
  • Windspeed over 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph), sustained for one minute or longer
  • Air temperature and/or wind chill below −100 °F (−73 °C), sustained for one minute or longer


Antarctica Condition 1 Weather