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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Sat 14 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 |
min °C | -6 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
-16 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -10 | -15 | -17 | -13 | -10 | -5 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -12 | |
200 | 350 | 650 | 200 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 300 | 400 | 150 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 1150 | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 350 | 0 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 50 | 50 | 550 | ||||||||||
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Fri 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 |  | ||||
ASCATC300E63S | |||||
ASCATB300E63S | |||||
ASCATB301E63S | |||||
ASCATC301E63S | |||||
ASCATC299E63S | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
ASCATB299E63S | |||||
Dinamet | |||||
ASCATC298E63S |
* 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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