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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Sun 30 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | |
snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 300 | 150 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 300 | 150 | 100 | 200 | 250 | 250 | 550 | ||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -12 | -15 | -20 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -4 |
min °C | -10 | -11 | -14 | -20 | -21 | -29 | -28 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -16 | -12 | -9 |
chill °C | -24 | -22 | -28 | -38 | -38 | -50 | -48 | -38 | -39 | -40 | -37 | -35 | -33 | -26 | -24 | -22 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) | | ||||
ASCATB311E60S | |||||
ASCATB312E60S | |||||
ASCATB311E59S | |||||
ASCATB313E60S | |||||
ASCATB312E59S | |||||
ASCATC314E60S |
* 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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