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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Thu 27 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 400 | 100 | 150 | ||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
 cm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -22 | -26 | -23 |
min °C | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -21 | -24 | -27 | -27 |
chill °C | -20 | -19 | -19 | -16 | -20 | -21 | -12 | -13 | -16 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -26 | -38 | -41 | -43 | -42 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Mon 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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