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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Thu 11 Jun Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Thu 11 Jun Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Thu 11 Jun Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | mod. snow | heavy snow | some clouds | clear | clear | light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -14 |
min °C | -13 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -18 |
-22 | -18 | -20 | -26 | -25 | -27 | -23 | -22 | -25 | -21 | -24 | -24 | -21 | -27 | -28 | -27 | -31 | -30 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 100 | 200 | 250 | 1800 | 100 | 50 | 250 | 250 | 350 | 150 | |||||||
 | 10:27 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:32 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — |
 | — | 3:30 | — | — | 3:29 | — | — | 3:29 | — | — | 3:27 | — | — | 3:27 | — | — | 3:27 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
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 |  | ||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseBernardoO higgins | | ||||
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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