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Siple Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
1450
1400
4000
2200
1350
1350
1350
1400
1400
1300
1350
1350
1350
1350
1350
1350
1350
km/h
25
N
40
WNW
90
WSW
35
NNW
80
N
65
N
95
NNW
60
N
75
WNW
75
N
105
NNE
85
N
85
N
70
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
NE
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
1
—
3
23
10
16
3
3
26
31
13
14
7
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-23
-22
-20
-22
-23
-23
-22
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-21
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-24
-24
-26
-22
-20
-25
-24
-25
-25
-20
-18
-19
-18
-19
-23
-21
-20
-21
 chill °C
-37
-40
-45
-36
-38
-44
-45
-45
-44
-38
-37
-37
-36
-34
-35
-29
-27
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
50
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-23-25-22-20-24-24-24-24-19-18-19-18-19-22-21-20-21-20-19-21-18-16-20-19-19-20-14-13-14-14-15-17-17-16-16-16-16-18-14-15-13-12-13-15-10-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-14-9-12-6-5-6-10-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-6-6
Sunrise
2:42
—
—
2:35
—
—
2:30
—
—
2:25
—
—
2:18
—
—
2:13
—
—
Sunset
3:55
—
—
—
4:00
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:21
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Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Siple is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Siple Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
-24°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(28 kph at 140).
10.0 km
ASCATC289E68S
2031 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB289E68S
2041 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
2165 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 289).
- km
BaseSanMartin
2170 km ESE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB282E64S
2182 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB281E63S
2261 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB282E63S
2287 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB283E63S
2332 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 262).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2345 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 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.