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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
km/h
20
W
40
W
65
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
105
NW
40
W
40
SW
55
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
70
WSW
80
W
75
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
6
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-35
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-30
-41
-40
-39
-37
-33
-28
-29
-31
-28
min °C
-35
-36
-33
-26
-26
-27
-27
-30
-40
-44
-44
-39
-38
-36
-32
-30
-31
-30
 chill °C
-50
-55
-56
-45
-44
-46
-46
-51
-64
-65
-66
-62
-60
-57
-54
-52
-53
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-33-29-29-30-31-33-38-45-45-42-41-38-33-33-35-33-35-36-30-26-26-27-27-30-35-43-42-39-38-35-30-30-31-29-29-30-25-21-20-21-22-24-30-40-38-34-31-28-25-24-25-22-24-25-21-16-15-16-16-18-24-34-34-29-27-23-20-19-21-18-18-21-16-10-9-10-12-12-18-28-29-24-22-18-14-13-17-14-12-14-9-3-2-4-5-6-11-22-22-17-16-12-8-7-10-7
Sunrise
12:00
5:01
4:35
4:15
3:58
3:43
Sunset
12:00
6:31
6:58
7:18
7:33
7:48

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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 -26°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Wed 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.
38 minutes ago
-27° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
38 minutes ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1854 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
38 minutes ago
-23° C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1938 km NE
24m alt.
38 minutes ago
-14° C
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseCarlini
2036 km NE
11m alt.
38 minutes ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2036 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2037 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2041 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2148 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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.