– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Wed 02 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 200 | 100 | 50 | 350 | 300 | 200 | 300 | 200 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | ||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -25 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -15 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -16 | -17 |
min °C | -25 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -18 | -19 |
chill °C | -33 | -33 | -39 | -39 | -35 | -32 | -21 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -16 | -23 | -25 | -20 | -19 | -25 | -35 | -37 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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 | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
King Sejong | |||||
BaseCarlini |  | ||||
BaseEsperanza | | ||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio |  | ||||
BaseSanMartin |
* 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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