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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Tue 01 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 200 | 150 | 0 | 350 | 400 | 100 | 300 | 200 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -14 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -9 |
min °C | -27 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -11 |
chill °C | -46 | -34 | -34 | -40 | -39 | -36 | -33 | -20 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -24 | -26 | -23 | -22 | -23 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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 |  | ||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport | | ||||
King Sejong |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | | ||||
hy2c299E62S | |||||
hy2c298E62S | |||||
hy2c300E62S | |||||
hy2c301E62S |
* 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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