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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast
Tangra Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Sun 20 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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 50 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 | ||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -10 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -17 | -22 | -22 | -16 |
min °C | -13 | -10 | -13 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -22 |
chill °C | -26 | -24 | -28 | -34 | -29 | -25 | -19 | -25 | -32 | -34 | -32 | -31 | -38 | -39 | -38 | -38 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASCATB300E63S | |||||
ASCATB301E63S | |||||
ASCATB299E63S | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
ASCATB302E63S | |||||
ASCATB298E62S | |||||
ASCATB298E63S | |||||
ASCATB300E62S |
* 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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