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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Wed 02 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 250 | 200 | 450 | 300 | 350 | 250 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1050 | |||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -23 | -23 | -23 | -17 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -19 | -25 | -20 |
min °C | -24 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -13 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -23 | -25 | -23 |
chill °C | -40 | -38 | -36 | -33 | -24 | -17 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -28 | -42 | -44 | -39 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
ASCATB302E62S | |||||
ASCATB303E62S | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
ASCATB304E62S | |||||
ASCATB301E61S | |||||
ASCATB302E61S | |||||
ASCATB305E62S |
* 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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