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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 am Fri 14 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  |  | |  | |
clear | clear | clear | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -12 | -12 | -13 |
min °C | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -15 |
chill °C | -20 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -20 | -23 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -10 | -20 | -17 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -20 | -28 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 8:53 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N 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 | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseBernardoO higgins | |||||
hy2b301E61S | |||||
hy2b297E64S | |||||
hy2b302E61S | |||||
BaseEsperanza |
* 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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