Academia Peak weather
– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.21° W

Academia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

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Wednesday
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cloudy
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light snow
light snow
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km/h
15
SE
45
SSW
50
SW
65
SW
10
WSW
30
SSE
25
WSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
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50
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45
SW
55
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W
100
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max °C
-15
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-11
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-8
-8
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min °C
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3
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-25
-16
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-13
-10
-6
-5
-4
-5
-11
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Sunrise
9:37
9:41
9:42
9:45
9:48
Sunset
4:16
4:15
4:12
4:09
4:07
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Academia Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Academia Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Academia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Academia Peak at the specific elevation of 1130 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Academia Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
82 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
83 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
91 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
93 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
182 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
247 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
251 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2399
549 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
SHIP5531
549 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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