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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Tue 14 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
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14 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -3 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
min °C | -5 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
-11 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -9 | -11 | -12 | |
100 | 150 | 450 | 1600 | 1450 | 1350 | 1250 | 350 | 300 | 150 | 300 | 350 | 300 | 450 | 300 | 200 | 0 | 100 | 300 | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 250 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 550 | 50 | |||||||||
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon).
This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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 |  | ||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport | | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini |  | ||||
ASCATB302E63S | |||||
ASCATB300E62S | |||||
ASCATB301E62S | |||||
ASCATB303E63S | |||||
ASCATB302E62S |
* 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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