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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Fri 13 Mar Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Fri 13 Mar 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the E by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | clear | some clouds | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -8 | -8 |
min °C | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -9 |
-13 | -11 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -14 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -17 | -24 | -23 | -22 | |
700 | 450 | 500 | 300 | 500 | 750 | 1350 | 1350 | 950 | 650 | 1200 | 1000 | 1100 | 1400 | 1400 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 300 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 3950 | 5150 | 300 | 350 | 350 | |||||||||
 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the E 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base |  | ||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio | |||||
ASCATB296E64S | |||||
ASCATB295E64S | |||||
ASCATB295E63S |
* 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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