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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
20
NNW
20
NW
40
WNW
50
NW
80
WNW
75
WNW
50
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NW
35
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
50
S
75
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
7
4
2
max °C
-35
-36
-33
-34
-31
-28
-30
-32
-36
-37
-37
-37
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-33
min °C
-36
-36
-36
-35
-33
-30
-31
-34
-37
-37
-37
-39
-39
-40
-42
-41
-40
-38
-51
-51
-54
-54
-56
-52
-50
-53
-54
-53
-56
-52
-53
-55
-60
-61
-63
-62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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Galicia Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galicia Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Galicia Peak at the specific elevation of 4557 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
-15° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1854 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSW
(81 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
1938 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2036 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2037 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
2041 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2153 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Haze -.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
4.7 km
Low: overcast
2160 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.