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

Academia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
50
200
200
300
200
150
100
100
50
50
0
km/h
30
ENE
10
SE
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
55
SW
35
S
25
S
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-8
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-12
-12
-10
-8
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-20
-16
-17
-14
-16
-18
-17
-18
-12
-15
-14
-11
-10
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:38
8:36
8:33
8:30
8:26
8:22
Sunset
5:30
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:39
5:43

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Academia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Academia Peak at the specific elevation of 500 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
33 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
83 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
83 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
93 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
182 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
247 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
251 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
687 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
844 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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