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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Fri 10 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
min °C | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -4 |
-20 | -12 | -10 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -12 | -9 | -14 | -16 | -11 | -7 | -19 | -13 | -11 | -16 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 350 | 350 | 400 | 650 | 1250 | 450 | 500 | 550 | 850 | 100 | 300 | 850 | 500 | |
Cloud base (m) | 150 | 50 | 150 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
 | 7:56 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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 |  | ||||
hy2b300E63S | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
hy2b300E62S | |||||
hy2b298E62S | |||||
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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