– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Sat 08 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 200 | 300 | 250 | 600 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 | |||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -15 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
min °C | -18 | -15 | -14 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
chill °C | -34 | -24 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -25 | -26 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -14 | -16 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 9:11 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASCATB301E63S | |||||
ASCATB300E62S | |||||
ASCATB300E63S | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
ASCATB299E62S | |||||
Dinamet | |||||
ASCATB299E63S | |||||
ASCATB301E62S | |||||
ASCATB298E62S |
* 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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