– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Sun 16 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 150 | |||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 11 | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -7 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -12 |
min °C | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -15 |
chill °C | -20 | -20 | -16 | -23 | -26 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -28 | -26 | -23 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
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 | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) | | ||||
BaseMarambio | |||||
BaseSanMartin | |||||
BaseOrcadas | |
* 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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