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Siple Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1400
1450
1300
1400
1400
1350
1350
1400
1400
1350
1350
1350
1400
1350
1350
1350
1350
km/h
40
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
35
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NE
45
ENE
35
ENE
20
NNE
25
NW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
12
4
2
6
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
2
1
3
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
 chill °C
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-36
-38
-37
-36
-34
-34
-35
-39
-39
-36
-33
-36
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-23-23-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-26-25-23-22-22-23-24-18-18-19-19-19-19-20-21-20-20-21-21-21-19-17-18-19-19-15-14-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-16-15-15-15-12-11-13-15-10-9-6-6-5-5-7-8-7-8-11-10-9-10-7-4-8-10
Sunrise
12:56
—
—
12:49
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:36
—
—
12:30
—
—
12:23
—
—
Sunset
—
5:31
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:57
—
—
6:04
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Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Siple is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Siple Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Siple at the specific elevation of 3110 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
1797 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1798 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
ASCATB299E63S
2767 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 269).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2816 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
2838 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
2900 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
2918 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 289).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2927 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
2935 km E
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
2936 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 289).
- 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.