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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast
Tangra Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  | |  |  | | |  | |
snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 150 | 100 | 150 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — |
max °C | -1 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -4 | -5 |
min °C | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -6 |
chill °C | -15 | -16 | -17 | -20 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -4 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -13 |
Freezing level m | 850 | 300 | 450 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1550 | 1650 | 1350 | 1650 | 1900 | 2100 | 800 | 600 | 200 |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
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 | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
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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