– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
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Issued: 8 pm Wed 21 Jan 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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | light snow | clear | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -4 | -5 | -2 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
min °C | -5 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
-15 | -15 | -11 | -16 | -17 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -7 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | |
300 | 250 | 400 | 950 | 350 | 400 | 500 | 450 | 900 | 500 | 550 | 750 | 650 | 350 | 600 | 1050 | 800 | 1000 | 650 | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 200 | 150 | 200 | 50 | ||||||||
 | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:00 |
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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHIP6574 | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
SHIP7542 | |||||
SHIP2494 | |||||
SHIP1553 | |||||
SHIP3989 | |||||
SHIP4304 | |||||
SHIP6440 |
* 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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