– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 pm Mon 16 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Mon 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | clear | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -3 |
min °C | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -3 |
-16 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -15 | -14 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -13 | -13 | |
200 | 200 | 150 | 350 | 250 | 250 | 200 | 0 | 150 | 350 | 400 | 500 | 650 | 1000 | 1550 | 650 | 450 | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 250 | 50 | 200 | 100 | 350 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 50 | |||||||
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat morning).
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 | |||||
King Sejong | |||||
BaseEsperanza |  | ||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio |  | ||||
SHIP5293 | |||||
SHIP2678 | |||||
SHIP4387 | |||||
SHIP2525 |
* 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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