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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast
Tangra Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |
snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 200 | 150 | 150 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 100 | ||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 18 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -14 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -11 |
min °C | -19 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -12 |
chill °C | -35 | -36 | -37 | -36 | -31 | -25 | -27 | -23 | -23 | -31 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -28 | -33 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base | |||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseBernardoO higgins | |||||
BaseEsperanza |  | ||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio |  | ||||
ASCATB295E64S | |||||
ASCATB295E65S |
* 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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