– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Sat 11 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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1 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | |
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max °C | -8 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -5 |
min °C | -9 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 |
-21 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -19 | -22 | -23 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -18 | |
0 | 150 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 600 | 900 | 350 | 500 | 300 | 350 | 50 | 850 | 700 | 1100 | 600 | 500 | 400 | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 150 | 100 | 50 | 150 | 50 | ||||||||||
 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu night).
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 | |||||
ASCATC301E63S | |||||
ASCATC300E63S | |||||
ASCATB300E63S | |||||
ASCATB301E63S | |||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
ASCATB302E63S | |||||
King Sejong |  | ||||
Dinamet |
* 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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