Great Needle Peak weather
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AyGreat Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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Issued: 2 am Wed 27 Sep Local Time
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

(Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

(Days 10-12):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
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Wind km/h
75
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
75
W
90
W
75
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
65
WNW
80
NW
80
NW
65
NW
50
WNW
30
NW
30
W
35
NW
30
W
45
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
75
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
75
W
50
W
50
WSW
95
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
55
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
50
W
80
W
130
WNW
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Snow
 cm
1
2
6
6
2
1
1
5
4
2
1
2
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1
1
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5
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1
8
Rain
 mm
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Max °C
-9 -6 -5 -7 -11 -6 -4 -2 0 -1 -1 0 -4 -5 -6 -8 -10 -10 -11 -10 1 -2 -4 -7 -12 -14 -15 -9 -6 -5 -4 -3 -3 -10 -12 -4
Min °C
-11 -7 -7 -11 -11 -11 -5 -3 -1 -1 -2 -2 -4 -5 -9 -9 -10 -11 -11 -11 -10 -3 -6 -11 -12 -14 -17 -12 -8 -8 -7 -4 -14 -11 -13 -9
 Feels °C
-24 -21 -23 -24 -32 -20 -13 -13 -17 -19 -20 -16 -17 -14 -14 -22 -19 -20 -24 -24 -27 -22 -22 -23 -30 -28 -28 -25 -21 -21 -24 -28 -27 -33 -29 -27
 Freezing Level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 500 600 550 750 200 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 250 0 0 0
Cloud base m
50 — — — 0 0 350 — — 0 — 250 — 50 — 1600 50 250 200 250 200 — — — 0 50 100 100 — — — — — 100 150 —
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Sunrise
6:30 — — 6:26 — — 6:24 — — 6:20 — — 6:16 — — 6:13 — — 6:09 — — 6:07 — — 6:03 — — 6:00 — — 5:56 — — 5:54 — —
Sunset
— 7:12 — — 7:15 — — 7:17 — — 7:21 — — 7:22 — — 7:25 — — 7:29 — — 7:31 — — 7:34 — — 7:37 — — 7:39 — — 7:43 —

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0\°C on Fri night, min -11\°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0\°C on Sat night, min -11\°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1\°C on Tue night, min -17\°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

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.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Juan Carlos I Aws
17 km WSW
12m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.5° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
1.2 km
Low: broken
82 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
300 km
hy2c300E62S
94 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c299E62S
99 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 248).
- 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.

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