Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 30 May 2012

Day 1: 30 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.7/-47.5 to 66.7/-48.0
Wind: SE 7-9ms, after 12utc decreasing to 4-6ms. After 21/24utc becoming 8-10ms
Weather: mostly sunny, windy-drifting/blowing snow
Temps: day: +2/0C night: 0/-2C
Advice: good conditions/travel during the coldest period of the day

Day 2: 31 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.7/-48.0 to 66.7/-48.5
Wind: SE 8-10ms, no significant change, maybe temporarily slightly decreasing
Weather: mostly sunny/drifting-blowing snow
Temps: day: +2/0C night: -1/-3C
Advice: same remark

Day 3: 01 June 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.7/-48.5 to 66.7/-49
Wind: SE 8-10ms, no significant change
Weather: mostly sunny/drifting-blowing snow
Temps: day: +2/0C night: -1/-3C
Advice: same remark

North Greenland - Wind direction transition zone  (c)weather4expeditions.com

Greenland from Narsaq to Qaanaaq - Michele Pontrandolfo/Marco Martinuzi - May 2012 - Forecast day 3

Latest position: 76.2/-51.45
Remark: the team is approaching the typical transition zone between N77 and N78:
-South of N77: wind direction between NE and ENE
-North of N78: wind direction between SSE and SSW
-In between N77 and N78: wind direction from E
 

Day 1 - 30 May 12
Estimated travel: 76.2/-51.5 to 76.8/-54.0
Wind: SE 12-16kt after 12utc becoming SE 8-12kt
Weather: further clearing-sunny spells/high temperatures: around 0°C

Day 2 - 31 May 12
Estimated travel: 76.8/-54.0 to 77.2/-57.0
Wind: SE 9-13kt after 9/12utc becoming S 10-14kt
Weather: temporarily vrey cloudy with possibly some slight snow. Still high temperatures: around 0°C

Day 3 - 01 June 12
Estimated travel: 77.2/-57.0 to 77.5/-60.0
Wind: SE 8-12kt gradually becoming SE 4-8kt
Weather: clearing, becoming sunny. High temperatures: 0/+1°C

(c) photo credit Christine Zenino 

Salo and Carl arrived at DYE3 - They are in good spirits, dog/man food OK - fuel plenty - still soft snow conditions, but appearantly managable.

Weather Forecast at DYE3 - 30 May 2012

Day1: 31 May
Position: DYE3 65.2/-43.8
Wind: SE 4-6kt - no significant change
Weather: sunny - no significant change
Temperatures: day time: 0/-2°C  night time :-12C

D2:1June
P:DYE3 65.2/-43.8
Wind:weak/var-after 12/15utc E7-11kt
WX:sunny
Temps:d:0/-2C n:-15C

D3:2June
P:DYE3 65.2/-43.8
Wind:E 8-13kt/nsc
WX:sunny, after 21/24utc increasing clouds
Temps:d-3/n-10C

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 29 May 2012

Day 1: 29 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.6/-47.0 to 66.7/-47.5
Wind: SE 8-10ms after 12utc becoming SSE 4-6ms. After 21/24utc again increasing to 6-8ms.
Weather: mostly sunny
Temps: day: +1/-1C night: -4/-6C
Advice: good conditions-if too warm, travel between 00utc and 09utc

Day 2: 30 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.7/-47.5 to 66.7/-48.0
Wind: SE 4-7ms, after 21/24utc increasing to 9-11ms
Weather: mostly sunny, windy-drifting/blowing snow
Temps: day: +1/-1C night: -4/-6C
Advice: same remark

Day 3: 31 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.7/-48.0 to 66.7/-48.5
Wind: SE 8-10ms, no significant change, maybe temporarily slightly decreasing
Weather: mostly sunny
Temps: day: +1/-1C night: -6/-8C
Advice: same remark

Weather4expeditions.com supports Expeditions365, presently with a dog sledding expdition going from Isortoq to DYE3 -DYE2 and back to Isortoq. We send Carl Alvey daily weather updates with iridium txt messages:

They are about to arrive at DYE3:

D1:29May
Position: DYE3 65.2/-43.8
Wind: SSW2-4kt becmg weak/var
Weather: sunny - no change
Temperature: day:0C/-2C  night:-12C

D2:30May
P:DYE3 65.2/-43.8
Wind:ENE2-4kt aft12utc: ESE5-10kt
WX:sunny
Temps:d:0/-2C n:-12C

D3:31May
P:DYE3 65.2/-43.8
Wind:SE 3-8kt
WX:sunny
Temps:d-1/n-12C

weather4expeditions.com makes forecasts for Michele Pontrandolfo and Marco Martinuzzi, the Italian team kiting from Narsaq (South) to Qaanaaq (NW) of Greenland. This is a very challenging kite trip, that mainly depends on the katabatic winds blowing from the ice cap. weather4expeditions.com assists with the last leg of this trip, between Upernavik and Qaanaq.

Greenland from Narsaq to Qaanaaq - Michele Pontrandolfo/Marco Martinuzi
28 May 2012 - Forecast day 2

Latest position: 74.75/-47.8

Day 1 - 28 May 12
Estimated travel: 74.75/-47.8 to 75.7/-50.0
Wind: SW 12-16kt after 18/21utc decreasing to SW 8-12kt
Weather: sunny spells later very cloudy with some patchy snow. Becoming warm with temperatures just below freezing.

Day 2 - 29 May 12
Estimated travel: 75.7/-50.0 to 76.4/-52.0
Wind: SW 10-14kt after 9/12utc becoming SSE 6-10kt
Weather: enlarging sunny spells-good conditions. Daytime temperatures just below freezing.

Day 3 - 30 May 12
Estimated travel: 76.4/-52.0 to 77.0/-55.0
Wind: SE 12-16kt after 12/15utc becoming SE 10-14kt
Weather: sunny and relatively warm again.

DYE2  -  Dye-2 and 3 were among 58 Distance Early Warning (DEW) Line radar stations built by the United States of America (US) between 1955 and 1960 across Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Iceland at a cost of billions of dollars. After extensive studies in late 1957, the US Air Force (USAF) selected sites for two radar stations on the ice cap in southern Greenland.
Dye 2 (66°29′30″N 46°18′19″W, 2338 masl) was built approximately 100 miles east of Sondrestrom AB and 90 miles south of the Arctic Circle at an altitude of 7,600 feet. Dye 3 was located approximately 100 miles east of Dye 2 and slightly south at an elevation of 8,600 feet, contrary to USAF map above.

The new radar sites were found to receive from three to four feet of snow each year. The snow was formed into large drifts by winds frequently blowing as much as 100 mph. To overcome this, the Dye sites were elevated approximately 20 feet above the ice cap surface. Dye 3 was completed in 1960. Dye 3 was disbanded in the years 1990/1991 as a DEW line base. click on the picture (source: Wikipedia)

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 28 May 2012

Day 1: 28 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-46.3 to 66.5/-46.8
Wind: SE 6-8ms after 9/12utc only temporarily and slightly decreasing
Weather: still some patchy cloudiness but gradually enlarging sunny spells. Drifting snow.
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -6/-8C
Advice: good conditions

Day 2: 29 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-46.8 to 66.5/-47.3
Wind: SE 6-8ms slightly decreasing to 4-6ms
Weather: mostly sunny
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -6/-8C
Advice: good conditions

Day 3: 30 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-47.3 to 66.5/-47.8
Wind: SE 6-8ms, after 18/21utc increasing to 8-10ms
Weather: mostly sunny
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -6/-8C
Advice: good conditions

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 27 May 2012

Day 1: 27 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-45.8 to 66.5/-46.3
Wind: SSE 6-8ms no significant change
Weather: very cloudy with possibly still some slight snow but slowly improving with some weak sunny spells and less snow. Drifting snow.
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -8/-10C
Advice: marginal conditions-slightly improving

Day 2: 28 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-46.3 to 66.5/-46.8
Wind: SE 6-8ms after 9/12 becoming 3-5ms
Weather: further improving with enlarging sunny spells
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -6/-8C
Advice: good conditions

Day 3: 29 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-46.8 to 66.5/-46.8
Wind: SE 6-8ms slightly decreasing
Weather: mostly sunny
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -6/-8C
Advice: good conditions

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 26 May 2012

Day 1: 26 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-45.3 to 66.5/-45.8
Wind: SSW 3-5ms, after 21/24utc becoming SSE 5-7ms
Weather: mostly sunny, increasing and thickening cloudiness with slight snow after 21/24utc.
Temps: rising from -20C this morning up to -2C tonight
Advice: good conditions-deteriorating after 21/24utc.

Day 2: 27 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-45.8 to 66.5/-46.3
Wind: SSE 5-7ms, temporarily increasing to 9-12ms. After 18/21utc again decreasing to 3-5ms
Weather: very cloudy start with possibly still some slight snow but gradually improving. High winds trigger drifting/blowing snow.
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -8/-10C
Advice: marginal conditions

Day 3: 28 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-46.3 to 66.5/-46.8
Wind: SE 4-6ms becoming 2-4ms
Weather: broken cloudiness becoming mostly sunny
Temps: day: 0/-2C night: -6/-8C
Advice: good conditions

Latest satellite image the frontal system covering the Southern parts of Greenland. This system is going to determin Vila’s and Valdemar’s weather today. Wind gustsof 15-20ms are expected-so most likely they will have a ‘tent day’. However with Icelandic people you never know…! Click on the image. (c) CWO.

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 23 May 2012

Day 1: 23 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.4/-44.2 to 66.4/-44.2
Wind: 140-160/10-14ms, increasing to 14-16ms (average) gusts up to 20ms. Wind decreases significantly after 00/03utc and turns to NNW.
Weather: very cloudy to overcast with periods of snow. Drifting and blowing snow-poor visibility and contrast.
Temps: day: -10C night: -14/-16C
Advice: poor contrast/visibility-consider this to be a restday

Day 2: 24 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.4/-44.2 to 66.5/-44.5
Wind: weak from variable directions after 15/18 becoming 300-320/6-8ms
Weather: very cloudy with slight snow to start, becoming a mix of very cloudy periods and weak sunny spells. Now and than some slight snow.
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -16/-18C
Advice: not excellent conditions but feasible. Periods with poor surface contrast and visibility.

Day 3: 25 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.5/-44.5 to 66.5/-44.9
Wind: weak from NW after 9/12utc becoming S 3-5ms
Weather: becoming sunny with some patchy low clouds
Temps: day: -10/-12C night: -24/-26C
Advice: good conditions-cold night