Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2pm Wed 03 Mar Local Time
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Sat morning).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

(Days 10-12):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wed
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Mon
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35 ESE35
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
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Sunrise
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Sunset
8:09 - - 8:07 - - 8:04 - - 8:00 - - 7:57 - - 7:53 - - 7:50 - - 7:46 - - 7:44 - - 7:39 - - 7:37 - - 7:34 - -

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu nightTemperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoonTemperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon morning)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoonTemperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning)Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed 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.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Juan Carlos Island
17 km WSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
1.7° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
BaseArturoPrat
27 km NE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
2.8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R Marsh
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Low: few
FreiChi-base
78 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
2.1° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente Jubany
88 km ENE
4m alt.
3 hours ago
3.2° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few

* 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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