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– Lat/Long: 73.43° S 126.67° W

Siple
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
NNW
15
NNE
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
NNE
35
NNE
45
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
 cm 
1
1
7
4
1
3
8
1
1
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-6
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-13
-15
-19
-21
-20
-21
-20
-20
min°C
-8
-7
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-9
-11
-12
-15
-18
-20
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
chill°C 
-16
-13
-18
-16
-20
-17
-15
-19
-22
-23
-22
-23
-26
-30
-29
-30
-27
-26
Freezing level (m
0
150
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
1550
1350
1350
1350
8350
4350
1700
1300
1400
1500
1350
1350
1350
1350
1400
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-17-20-21-18-17-17-18-18-21-25-28-28-28-28-29-29-11-11-12-15-16-14-13-13-14-13-17-21-24-24-25-25-25-26-8-7-8-10-11-9-8-9-11-12-14-17-20-22-21-21-21-21-3-2-3-4-6-4-3-4-7-8-11-12-15-17-17-16-16-16
Sunrise
2:50
2:46
2:40
2:34
2:29
2:24
Sunset
1:53
1:59
2:03
2:08
2:12
2:18

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Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Siple is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Siple Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
1797 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
1804 km SSW
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
4.4 km
Mid: overcast
1865 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
1.4 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Cape Ross
1937 km SSW
212m alt.
54 minutes ago
-18° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
Cape Phillips
1960 km SW
780m alt.
54 minutes ago
-22° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
2013 km SSW
93m alt.
54 minutes ago
-16° C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
Jang Bogo Station
2014 km SSW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: overcast
2057 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
2170 km ESE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2345 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 20).
1.5 km
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.