Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast,
Antarctica
Issued: 2pm Sat 04 Jul Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
Updates in: hr min s
Update imminent Issued: 2pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
Updates in: hr min s
Update imminent 
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). |
(Days 3-6):A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. |
(Days 6-9):Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). |
(Days 10-12):A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon). |
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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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Thu
16
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Wind
km/h
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 30 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
50 |
30 |
15 |
30 |
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20 |
25 |
35 |
45 |
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40 |
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80 |
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60 |
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| some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | |
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Snow
cm
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High
°C
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-7 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -23 | -24 | -17 | -15 |
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Low
°C
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-8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -14 | -18 | -22 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -16 |
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Chill
°C
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-14 | -9 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -16 | -13 | -15 | -13 | -16 | -20 | -20 | -27 | -31 | -38 | -42 | -39 | -33 | -33 |
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Freezing level
m
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3:41 | - | - | 3:41 | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | 3:45 | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | 3:52 | - | - | 3:55 | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | 4:01 | - | - |
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dryTemperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Tue morning)Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morningTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri morning)Mainly near gales.
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 6-9):
Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon)Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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 | Cloud / Visibility |
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BaseArturoPrat | ||||
Great Wall | ||||
Teniente R Marsh | | |||
FreiChi-base | | |||
Bellingshausen |
* 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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