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Siple Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, stormy winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
1350
1350
1300
1300
1350
1350
1300
1350
1350
1350
1400
1350
1350
1400
1400
1400
1450
km/h
75
NNW
50
N
55
NNE
75
NE
60
NE
45
N
70
NNE
55
ENE
60
NE
100
ENE
70
ENE
55
NE
60
N
75
NNE
50
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
8
18
5
5
5
7
16
25
21
5
5
5
1
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-18
-17
-20
-21
-21
-22
-24
-20
-20
-22
-23
-26
-25
-23
-25
-25
-24
min °C
-22
-19
-18
-21
-21
-22
-22
-24
-23
-20
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-40
-34
-34
-39
-38
-38
-40
-41
-39
-40
-39
-42
-45
-46
-43
-38
-37
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-19-18-21-21-22-22-24-22-20-23-25-26-26-24-25-25-25-17-15-14-17-16-17-17-20-18-16-19-20-21-21-19-20-20-21-13-11-9-10-11-12-12-14-12-11-12-15-14-14-15-15-14-15-9-6-4-3-5-6-5-7-7-6-5-10-7-7-9-9-9-10
Sunrise
2:18
—
—
2:13
—
—
2:08
—
—
2:01
—
—
1:55
—
—
1:50
—
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Sunset
—
4:15
—
—
4:21
—
—
4:25
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:36
—
—
4:42
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Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Siple is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, stormy winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Siple Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

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
-17°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1865 km S
3012m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2014 km SSW
29m alt.
47 minutes ago
-21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
2057 km S
2835m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
2170 km ESE
7m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2345 km SE
256m alt.
47 minutes ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2816 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
2819 km ESE
200m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2877 km E
111m alt.
47 minutes ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
2882 km ESE
24m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.