– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Thu 23 Jul Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | |
clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 0 | 250 | 150 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1700 | 350 | 250 | 100 | |||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -7 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -19 | -20 | -17 | -15 | -16 |
min °C | -7 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -21 |
chill °C | -16 | -17 | -17 | -24 | -26 | -28 | -27 | -30 | -28 | -28 | -31 | -29 | -32 | -36 | -34 | -31 | -31 | -34 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 9:55 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:41 | — | — |
 | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:30 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
hy2b299E62S | |||||
hy2b300E62S | |||||
hy2b298E62S | |||||
hy2b301E62S | |||||
hy2b300E61S | |||||
hy2b301E61S | |||||
hy2b297E63S |
* 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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