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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -46°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4550
4300
4750
7500
km/h
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
W
40
S
25
SSE
35
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
40
S
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-33
-33
-34
-44
-44
-39
-38
-37
-36
-37
-40
-39
-39
-39
-35
min °C
-30
-30
-31
-33
-34
-46
-45
-44
-42
-38
-37
-37
-38
-40
-40
-39
-39
-38
 chill °C
-48
-47
-48
-52
-55
-66
-66
-63
-62
-58
-55
-54
-53
-56
-55
-55
-56
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-36-37-43-46-46-44-41-40-40-41-43-43-42-42-40-30-30-30-33-34-40-45-44-41-38-37-37-38-40-40-39-39-37-23-22-24-27-27-36-42-40-35-32-31-31-33-35-35-34-34-30-18-18-19-21-22-31-38-35-29-27-27-27-28-30-30-30-30-27-14-13-13-16-17-25-32-28-24-23-24-23-24-26-26-26-26-23-8-7-7-10-10-18-25-22-17-16-17-17-18-19-19-19-20-17
Sunrise
3:05
2:54
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:23
8:34
8:45
8:55
9:03
9:12

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Galicia Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galicia Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -46°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Galicia Peak at the specific elevation of 4000 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.
1 hour ago
-26°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1854 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1938 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2036 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
2036 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2037 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Dinamet
2041 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2153 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.