– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Sat 15 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  | |
clear | some clouds | light snow | light snow | some clouds | heavy snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 16 | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -17 |
chill °C | -21 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -26 | -23 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -22 | -29 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 8:51 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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 | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base |  | ||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport | | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio | |||||
ASCATC290E62S | |||||
ASCATC290E61S | |||||
ASCATC289E62S |
* 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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