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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug 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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | |  | | |
mod. snow | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 350 | 300 | 300 | 350 | 250 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -9 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -14 | -8 | -8 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -11 | -14 | -18 | -20 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
chill °C | -22 | -28 | -36 | -39 | -47 | -47 | -34 | -37 | -38 | -36 | -34 | -32 | -19 | -21 | -18 | -21 | -22 | -25 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri 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 | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseBernardoO higgins | |||||
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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