– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Sun 17 May Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Sun 17 May Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | |  | | |
clear | some clouds | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -13 | -14 | -13 | -18 | -18 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -8 | -8 |
min °C | -13 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -12 | -11 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -8 |
-26 | -29 | -24 | -30 | -32 | -28 | -21 | -20 | -18 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -14 | -17 | -20 | -18 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1950 | 2100 | 2200 | 2000 | 1450 | 550 | 50 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 300 | 200 | 2100 | 250 | 200 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2050 | ||||||||
 | 9:37 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:48 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — |
 | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:01 | — |
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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 -3°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri 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 | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
ASCATB298E63S | |||||
ASCATB298E62S | |||||
ASCATB299E62S | |||||
ASCATB299E61S | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
ASCATB297E62S |
* 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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