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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast
Tangra Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |
snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 200 | 250 | 250 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 150 | 0 | 50 | 100 | ||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -13 | -11 | -10 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -13 |
chill °C | -24 | -23 | -24 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -22 | -17 | -18 | -23 | -25 | -23 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Wed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
hy2c297E60S | |||||
hy2c295E60S | |||||
hy2c296E60S | |||||
hy2c298E59S | |||||
hy2c300E59S | |||||
hy2c297E59S | |||||
hy2c294E60S |
* 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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