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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 pm Sun 18 Jan Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | snow shwrs | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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— | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -1 | -6 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -10 |
-14 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -15 | -14 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -18 | -15 | -17 | -24 | -25 | -24 | |
400 | 550 | 450 | 450 | 350 | 700 | 900 | 600 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 500 | 1250 | 650 | 250 | 300 | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 100 | 50 | 0 | |||||||||||||
 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — |
 | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:12 |
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseEsperanza |  | ||||
SHIP4732 | |||||
SHIP5889 | |||||
SHIP8240 | |||||
SHIP2740 | |||||
SHIP1944 | |||||
SHIP6206 |
* 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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