Siple
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Siple Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Siple Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Siple Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
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light snow
light snow
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Wind km/h
5 NW5
15 NNE15
20 NE20
20 ENE20
20 ENE20
15 E15
15 E15
5 E5
5 SSW5
5 WSW5
10 SW10
15 WSW15
20 W20
15 WSW15
5 WSW5
5 SW5
5 NE5
10 E10
15 E15
5 SSW5
5 N5
5 ESE5
10 SSE10
10 E10
15 SE15
35 ENE35
30 E30
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
4 18 9 8 15 3 1 - - 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 5 3 3 6 3 3 1 4 9 30 2
High °C
-13 -12 -11 -12 -13 -13 -13 -14 -13 -13 -14 -14 -15 -18 -18 -18 -19 -19 -19 -19 -19 -19 -18 -16 -15 -12 -12
Low °C
-13 -13 -12 -13 -13 -13 -14 -15 -14 -14 -15 -14 -16 -19 -18 -19 -20 -19 -19 -20 -19 -20 -20 -17 -15 -14 -12
Chill °C
-17 -20 -20 -21 -22 -20 -20 -14 -16 -17 -21 -22 -24 -27 -23 -18 -26 -26 -27 -19 -19 -24 -25 -23 -23 -23 -22
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
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Sunrise
- - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00
Sunset
12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Siple at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Siple. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Navy Operated (amos)
752 km S
1530m alt.
3 hours ago
-22.3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 360).
Siple Dome
1045 km S
620m alt.
3 hours ago
-14.9° C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Harry
1074 km S
945m alt.
3 hours ago
-17.6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
ASCATB258E68S
1121 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 8.8).
- km
ASCATB259E68S
1160 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 340.1).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Siple and within an acceptable time window.