– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Thu 03 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 350 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 50 | 200 | 150 | |||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
 cm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -23 | -23 | -17 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -21 | -24 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -19 |
min °C | -23 | -23 | -21 | -12 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -21 | -20 | -20 |
chill °C | -38 | -36 | -32 | -23 | -19 | -21 | -20 | -22 | -28 | -25 | -25 | -30 | -43 | -44 | -39 | -33 | -32 | -33 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
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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 afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).
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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