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– Lat/Long: 78.51° S 85.70° W

Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 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 -25°C on Sat morning, min -46°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4650
3300
4350
km/h
65
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
70
NW
45
WNW
30
SW
55
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
55
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-26
-28
-29
-33
-42
-41
-39
-38
-34
-29
-28
-28
-26
-25
-28
-28
min °C
-26
-26
-27
-28
-30
-43
-46
-42
-41
-38
-36
-32
-29
-28
-29
-26
-29
-30
 chill °C
-45
-43
-46
-48
-52
-59
-66
-67
-65
-59
-58
-55
-49
-47
-48
-42
-44
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-32-33-41-46-45-43-42-39-34-32-32-31-31-33-33-26-26-27-28-30-38-44-42-40-38-35-31-29-28-28-26-29-29-21-20-21-23-24-33-40-37-34-32-29-25-22-22-20-18-21-23-15-15-17-17-18-27-36-32-29-26-24-20-16-17-15-13-16-19-10-9-12-12-12-21-29-26-23-21-19-14-11-12-9-9-11-14-3-3-6-5-6-15-23-20-17-15-13-8-5-5-3-2-4-8
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 -25°C on Sat morning, min -46°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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
-32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1334 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
1350 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1854 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
1932 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1938 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1992 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2036 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.