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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 pm Tue 01 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 200 | 50 | 200 | 150 | 50 | 400 | 350 | 100 | 250 | 200 | 250 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 150 | ||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -23 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -6 |
min °C | -25 | -27 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -12 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 |
chill °C | -46 | -47 | -33 | -34 | -40 | -38 | -37 | -34 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -20 | -22 | -21 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).
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 | |||||
BaseBernardoO higgins | |||||
BaseEsperanza | | ||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio | | ||||
BaseOrcadas | |||||
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* 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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