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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-19
-32
-30
-27
-26
-26
-22
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-17
-20
-36
-37
-32
-31
-27
-26
-26
-20
-17
-18
-18
-18
-20
 chill °C
-27
-26
-29
-29
-31
-47
-50
-45
-44
-38
-37
-38
-30
-26
-28
-27
-27
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-31-34-41-46-44-44-43-43-37-33-32-34-33-33-34-26-26-27-28-30-38-44-41-40-39-39-34-30-28-30-29-29-30-21-20-22-23-25-33-40-37-35-32-32-29-24-22-23-23-22-24-15-15-17-17-19-28-35-31-29-27-26-24-19-17-18-18-18-19-10-9-11-11-13-21-29-25-24-21-21-19-13-11-13-12-13-15-3-3-5-5-6-15-22-19-18-15-14-12-7-5-7-6-7-9
Sunrise
5:01
4:35
4:15
3:58
3:43
3:30
Sunset
6:31
6:58
7:18
7:33
7:48
8:00

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Galicia Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galicia Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Galicia Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Galicia 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
BaseBelgranoII
1133 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1350 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1854 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Low: scattered
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseBernardoO higgins
1932 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (143 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1938 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1992 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2036 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2036 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.