Siple
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

(Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
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snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
15 WSW15
20 WSW20
15 WSW15
15 WSW15
20 W20
20 W20
10 W10
10 WSW10
15 WSW15
35 WSW35
30 W30
20 W20
25 WSW25
30 WSW30
20 WSW20
15 SW15
15 SSW15
20 SSE20
20 SSE20
20 SSE20
15 SSW15
10 SW10
15 SW15
15 SW15
20 SW20
30 SSW30
40 SSE40
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - 1 4 2 2 4 2 4 6 3 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-22 -22 -22 -23 -23 -24 -24 -24 -23 -21 -21 -20 -20 -21 -21 -22 -23 -23 -23 -23 -22 -22 -22 -21 -21 -21 -24
Low °C
-22 -22 -23 -23 -24 -24 -24 -24 -24 -22 -21 -21 -21 -21 -22 -22 -23 -23 -24 -24 -23 -22 -22 -22 -21 -23 -27
Chill °C
-32 -33 -31 -33 -34 -36 -32 -31 -36 -35 -34 -31 -31 -34 -33 -31 -32 -33 -34 -32 -31 -30 -31 -30 -31 -34 -39
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
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Sunrise
5:20 - - 5:26 - - 5:33 - - 5:39 - - 5:47 - - 5:54 - - 6:01 - - 6:09 - - 6:16 - -
Sunset
- 11:26 - - 11:19 - - 11:12 - - 11:06 - - 10:59 - - 10:52 - - 10:44 - - 10:36 - - 10:27 -

Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoonExtremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Thu afternoon)Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night)

Siple Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoonExtremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon)Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night)

Siple Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dryExtremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon)Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night)

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Siple at the specific elevation of 2500 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
University Wisconsin Id 21358
1263 km S
1463m alt.
1 hour ago
-20.2° C
No report.
University Wisconsin Id 8917
1647 km ESE
1395m alt.
2 hours ago
-10.2° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the N
(91 kph at 10).
Williams Field
1797 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7.8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 190).
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Base
1804 km SSW
34m alt.
2 hours ago
-9.4° C
clear
Clear skies.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 990).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1865 km S
2830m alt.
2 hours ago
-61° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
Mid: few

* 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.