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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Mon 18 May Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  | |  | |
cloudy | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -15 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -7 | -9 |
min °C | -15 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -10 | -10 |
-26 | -24 | -21 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -25 | -26 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2050 | 2050 | 2200 | 1900 | 1000 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 50 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 200 | 550 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||||||||
 | 9:40 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:48 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:00 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base |  | ||||
hy2b301E63S | |||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport | | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | | ||||
hy2b299E62S | |||||
hy2b300E62S | |||||
hy2b302E63S | |||||
hy2b301E62S |
* 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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