– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Sat 17 Jan Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -12 | -12 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 |
min °C | -12 | -12 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -9 |
-20 | -21 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -14 | -18 | -19 | -14 | -23 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 500 | 700 | 450 | 450 | 350 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 700 | 500 | 400 | 250 | 500 | 500 | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 150 | 100 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 | 3:49 | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 10:15 |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
SHIP6391 | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
SHIP1763 | |||||
SHIP3847 | |||||
SHIP2319 | |||||
SHIP3314 | |||||
SHIP6900 |
* 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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