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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast
Tangra Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Tue 27 Oct 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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |
cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 0 | 50 | 250 | 50 | 150 | 250 | 200 | 150 | 150 | ||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 1 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 |
min °C | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -13 |
chill °C | -12 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -28 | -31 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -20 | -18 |
Freezing level m | 850 | 550 | 600 | 850 | 1950 | 700 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).
This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1690 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 | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio | |||||
BaseSanMartin | |||||
BaseOrcadas |
* 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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