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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 pm Wed 04 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 pm Wed 04 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 pm Wed 04 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, gales from the E by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -8 |
min °C | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -10 |
-18 | -11 | -12 | -20 | -20 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -13 | -17 | -23 | |
100 | 50 | 150 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 150 | 50 | 550 | 400 | 100 | 300 | 250 | 150 | 250 | 100 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 250 | 50 | 0 | |||||||||||||
 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 |
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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, gales from the E by Mon 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 | |||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
SHIP2796 | |||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
SHIP3431 | |||||
SHIP2428 | |||||
SHIP5721 | |||||
SHIP3818 | |||||
SHIP1672 |
* 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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