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Great Needle Peak
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Issued: 2 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 150 | |||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 0.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 |
max °C | -1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -11 | -7 | -6 |
min °C | -2 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -7 |
chill °C | -9 | -6 | -7 | -15 | -21 | -20 | -15 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -10 | -14 | -18 | -19 | -16 | -14 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).
This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 0 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Great Needle Peak. 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseSanMartin | |||||
BaseOrcadas |  | ||||
* 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.
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