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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Sat 05 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 200 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 150 | |||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -5 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -14 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -23 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -8 |
min °C | -7 | -7 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -17 | -15 | -12 |
chill °C | -21 | -20 | -25 | -24 | -26 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -30 | -35 | -35 | -33 | -36 | -36 | -34 | -26 | -24 | -22 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, gales from the SW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base |  | ||||
Centro Met. 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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