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Siple Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1350
1350
4250
1350
1350
1300
1350
1350
1350
1350
1300
1350
1350
1350
1400
1350
1400
km/h
30
N
15
NW
10
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
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Snowflake cm
7
3
—
2
13
12
1
2
3
3
11
4
2
3
—
4
7
23
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-7
-6
-3
-2
-3
-5
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-7
-8
-4
-4
-8
-7
min °C
-6
-10
-11
-4
-3
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-8
-8
-8
-5
-8
-9
 chill °C
-14
-17
-17
-12
-11
-14
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-17
-17
-16
-14
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:30
—
—
2:25
—
—
2:18
—
—
2:13
—
—
2:08
—
—
2:01
—
—
Sunset
—
4:05
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:21
—
—
4:25
—
—
4:30
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Siple Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Siple is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Siple Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon 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
-26°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1798 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
2170 km ESE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2345 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2816 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
2819 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
2882 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB168E62S
2902 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
2919 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 299).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2928 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.