– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Sat 28 Mar Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ENE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 4 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -6 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -10 |
min °C | -9 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
-18 | -14 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -14 | -13 | -21 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -20 | -21 | |
0 | 300 | 800 | 1200 | 750 | 550 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 350 | 250 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 100 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 1750 | 0 | 200 | 150 | 200 | 150 | 400 | 1950 | 0 | ||||
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ENE by Wed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
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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