– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Thu 05 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Thu 05 Feb 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -7 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 |
-13 | -20 | -19 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -16 | -14 | |
100 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 150 | 100 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:19 |
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base |  | ||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
SHIP2351 | |||||
SHIP8237 | |||||
SHIP6402 | |||||
SHIP5711 | |||||
SHIP1748 |
* 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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