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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Tue 19 May Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |
clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -12 | -10 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 |
min °C | -12 | -11 | -8 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
-22 | -20 | -17 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -16 | -21 | -19 | -20 | -18 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1800 | 2100 | 1900 | 1700 | 550 | 250 | 200 | 0 | 1450 | 1550 | 500 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 250 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 150 | ||||||||
 | 9:42 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:48 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — |
 | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 3:57 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).
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 | |||||
hy2b301E63S | |||||
hy2b300E63S | |||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport | | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
hy2b300E62S | |||||
hy2b302E63S | |||||
hy2b299E62S |
* 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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