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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri morning, min -44°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2700
km/h
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
35
SW
60
SW
85
SW
75
SW
75
SW
75
SW
65
SW
45
WSW
50
W
65
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-39
-43
-43
-41
-43
-43
-40
-36
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-37
-37
min °C
-38
-39
-42
-44
-44
-43
-43
-43
-42
-37
-35
-35
-34
-35
-36
-37
-37
-37
 chill °C
-59
-61
-63
-68
-69
-70
-70
-70
-70
-61
-55
-56
-56
-57
-58
-56
-55
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-41-44-44-42-43-43-41-37-35-35-34-35-36-37-37-37-36-35-38-42-41-40-41-42-40-34-31-32-31-32-32-33-33-34-31-30-33-38-38-36-38-39-36-29-26-26-25-26-26-26-27-28-25-24-27-33-33-32-33-34-31-24-20-20-19-20-21-21-22-23-20-18-21-27-26-25-27-28-26-18-14-14-13-14-15-17-18-18-13-12-14-20-20-19-20-22-20-12-7-7-7-8-9-11-11-12
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Fri morning, min -44°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
Light rain and snow.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1854 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1938 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2036 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
2036 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2037 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
2041 km NE
52m alt.
2 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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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.