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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast
Tangra Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 2 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Mon night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |
some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 150 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
 cm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -20 | -20 | -16 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -18 |
min °C | -20 | -21 | -19 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -20 |
chill °C | -35 | -36 | -33 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -27 | -34 | -32 | -27 | -20 | -26 | -32 | -33 | -32 | -31 | -32 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:04 | — |
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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Mon night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
hy2c300E62S | |||||
hy2c299E62S | |||||
hy2c302E63S | |||||
hy2c300E61S | |||||
hy2c303E62S | |||||
hy2c301E61S | |||||
hy2c302E61S |
* 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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