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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9950
4000
4750
km/h
75
WNW
75
WNW
45
NW
30
SW
60
SW
60
SW
45
SW
60
SW
70
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
50
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
6
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-29
-32
-42
-41
-38
-36
-33
-27
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-28
-30
-42
-45
-41
-40
-37
-34
-31
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-27
 chill °C
-49
-52
-60
-65
-66
-64
-58
-56
-53
-45
-44
-45
-40
-39
-36
-42
-42
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-41-46-44-42-40-37-32-29-30-31-30-30-30-31-30-31-28-30-37-44-41-39-37-34-29-26-26-27-26-26-26-27-26-27-22-24-32-40-37-34-30-28-24-19-19-20-19-18-19-20-19-20-16-17-26-35-32-28-25-22-18-15-14-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-11-11-19-29-27-23-20-17-13-9-9-12-11-11-12-11-10-11-4-4-13-23-21-16-14-10-6-3-3-5-4-4-5-5-4-4
Sunrise
4:35
4:15
3:58
3:43
3:30
3:16
Sunset
6:58
7:18
7:33
7:48
8:00
8:12

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Galicia Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galicia Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-31°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
1350 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
0.0 km
High: broken
hy2c286E64S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c285E64S
1704 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c287E64S
1725 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c285E63S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c286E63S
1737 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c288E63S
1744 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c287E63S
1775 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 202).
- 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.