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– Lat/Long: 73.43° S 126.67° W

Siple
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1350
1350
1950
1350
1350
1350
1450
1350
1400
1850
1350
1350
1350
1300
1350
1350
1350
km/h
5
WSW
5
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
10
NE
30
E
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
5
N
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
4
4
1
2
2
1
11
7
6
12
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-12
-11
-8
-9
-9
-12
-10
-17
-11
-12
-1
-2
-2
-4
-15
-16
-14
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-10
-9
-12
-12
-13
-21
-16
-12
-8
-2
-3
-15
-15
-16
-15
 chill °C
-16
-18
-19
-19
-16
-19
-20
-22
-32
-22
-22
-17
-9
-10
-27
-27
-27
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
150
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-25-25-27-27-27-28-30-25-20-15-15-16-24-30-29-25-24-24-21-21-23-23-23-24-27-22-17-11-11-12-20-26-25-22-17-18-17-15-16-17-18-18-24-18-16-9-8-8-16-21-22-19-12-13-12-9-9-11-12-12-19-14-12-5-2-3-10-15-16-15
Sunrise
5:45
5:37
5:31
5:24
5:18
5:11
Sunset
11:18
11:23
11:30
11:37
11:42
11:48

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Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Siple is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Siple Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Siple at the specific elevation of 500 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
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1798 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
1865 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Jang Bogo Station
2014 km SSW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
2057 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
2170 km ESE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2345 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c295E62S
2798 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c298E62S
2801 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the ENE
(64 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c296E62S
2805 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 72).
- 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.