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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Mon 18 May Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | |
light snow | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -18 | -17 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -1 | -6 | -12 |
min °C | -19 | -18 | -17 | -12 | -11 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -12 | -14 |
-33 | -31 | -28 | -20 | -21 | -18 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -6 | -16 | -14 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -28 | -31 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2100 | 2050 | 1650 | 2300 | 1500 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 1450 | 500 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 300 | ||||||||
 | 9:40 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:48 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:00 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASCATC301E63S | |||||
ASCATC300E63S | |||||
ASCATC300E62S | |||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport | | ||||
ASCATC299E62S | |||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini |  | ||||
ASCATC301E62S | |||||
ASCATC302E63S |
* 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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