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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2650
km/h
65
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
60
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-32
-36
-37
-38
-35
min °C
-25
-26
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-30
-29
-29
-31
-33
-38
-37
-38
-37
 chill °C
-44
-44
-46
-44
-42
-44
-45
-47
-45
-47
-46
-44
-49
-55
-61
-62
-63
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-32-32-31-32-33-34-34-34-33-33-34-36-40-40-40-39-25-25-28-28-27-28-29-30-29-30-29-29-30-33-37-37-38-36-18-18-21-21-20-21-22-23-22-22-22-22-23-27-33-33-33-31-14-13-16-17-16-17-18-18-18-17-17-17-18-22-28-29-29-27-10-9-11-13-12-13-14-14-13-13-13-13-14-17-24-25-25-23-4-2-4-7-6-6-7-7-7-6-7-7-8-10-17-19-19-16
Sunrise
3:43
3:30
3:16
3:05
2:54
2:44
Sunset
7:48
8:00
8:12
8:23
8:34
8:45

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Galicia Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galicia Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-36°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (87 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
0.9 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1854 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1938 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2036 km NE
48m alt.
56 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
2036 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2037 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2041 km NE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2148 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 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.