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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast
Tangra Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Mainly extremely windy. | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  | | |  |  | | | |
some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | light snow | cloudy | light snow | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 250 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 250 | 200 | ||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | — | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -15 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -21 | -21 | -17 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
min °C | -17 | -14 | -11 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -15 | -12 | -12 |
chill °C | -34 | -29 | -24 | -27 | -30 | -34 | -33 | -30 | -32 | -36 | -39 | -38 | -38 | -30 | -26 | -25 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Mainly extremely windy.
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 |  | ||||
ASCATB300E63S | |||||
ASCATB301E63S | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
ASCATB302E63S | |||||
ASCATB300E62S | |||||
BaseBernardoO higgins | |||||
ASCATB301E62S |
* 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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