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Galicia Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu afternoon, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3050
4850
3900
km/h
45
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
20
WNW
30
W
105
WSW
85
WSW
75
W
60
W
60
WNW
125
WNW
120
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-41
-42
-42
-42
-39
-39
-38
-38
-39
-39
-33
-30
-30
-28
-29
-36
-38
min °C
-41
-42
-42
-42
-41
-39
-39
-39
-40
-41
-39
-31
-30
-29
-31
-40
-39
 chill °C
-64
-65
-58
-58
-60
-55
-57
-57
-57
-60
-64
-54
-52
-50
-55
-67
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-42-40-39-39-39-40-40-36-31-30-29-30-38-39-38-39-39-39-37-35-35-35-37-37-33-28-27-26-27-35-36-31-34-34-33-31-29-28-29-30-31-28-23-22-20-21-29-29-25-28-28-28-26-24-22-22-24-25-24-17-16-15-16-24-23-19-22-23-23-22-19-17-16-18-20-19-11-10-10-11-18-16-12-16-17-17-15-12-10-10-11-14-13-5-4-4-5-11-10
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:01
4:35
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:31
6:58

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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 Thu afternoon, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Galicia Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1289 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b276E66S
1395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 165).
- km
hy2b274E66S
1402 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 168).
- km
hy2b273E66S
1404 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 175).
- km
hy2b277E66S
1417 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 162).
- km
hy2b275E66S
1424 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 170).
- km
hy2b272E66S
1424 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b271E66S
1426 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b270E66S
1442 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 308).
- 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.