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Needles Ice Climbing Forecast updated 24 minutes ago
| Elevation: 5,935 feet |
| Sunrise / Sunset: 6:08 AM / 5:58 PM |
| Forecast | High / Low | Precip. Chance |
Wind (gust) / Humidity |
Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Mar 12 |
43° 26° |
0% -- |
7 mph 53% |
-- | |
| Tomorrow Mar 13 |
53° 25° |
0% 7% PM |
5 mph (7 mph) 52% |
-- | |
| Sunday Mar 14 |
43° 27° |
9% 9% PM |
4 mph (6 mph) 56% |
-- | |
| Monday Mar 15 |
52° 23° |
0% -- |
2 mph 65% |
-- | |
| Tuesday Mar 16 |
56° 32° |
0% -- |
2 mph 59% |
-- | |
| Wednesday Mar 17 |
55° 34° |
0% 3% PM |
4 mph 52% |
-- | |
| Thursday Mar 18 |
48° 33° |
16% -- |
4 mph 55% |
slight chance of light rain | |
| Today | Temp / Cloud Cover |
Precip. Chance |
Wind (gus) / Humidity | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM |
18° 5% |
0% |
5 mph (6 mph) 84% |
-- | |
| 11:00 AM |
38° 3% |
0% |
10 mph (14 mph) 39% |
-- | |
| 2:00 PM |
42° 10% |
0% |
9 mph (10 mph) 35% |
-- | |
| 5:00 PM |
36° 16% |
0% |
6 mph (7 mph) 48% |
-- | |
| 8:00 PM |
26° 21% |
0% |
5 mph (6 mph) 75% |
-- | |
| 11:00 PM |
29° 25% |
0% |
5 mph (6 mph) 68% |
-- | |
| Tomorrow | Temp / Cloud Cover |
Precip. Chance |
Wind (gus) / Humidity | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 AM |
32° 26% |
0% |
4 mph (5 mph) 61% |
-- | |
| 5:00 AM |
29° 27% |
0% |
5 mph (6 mph) 66% |
-- | |
| 8:00 AM |
39° 30% |
0% |
3 mph (4 mph) 45% |
-- | |
| 11:00 AM |
51° 32% |
0% |
6 mph (7 mph) 29% |
-- | |
| 2:00 PM |
52° 41% |
0% |
10 mph (14 mph) 30% |
-- | |
| 5:00 PM |
45° 50% |
0% |
4 mph (5 mph) 39% |
-- | |
| 8:00 PM |
34° 48% |
7% |
4 mph (5 mph) 61% |
-- | |
| 11:00 PM |
25° 46% |
7% |
9 mph (10 mph) 88% |
-- | |
| Sunday | Temp / Cloud Cover |
Precip. Chance |
Wind (gus) / Humidity | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 AM |
27° 50% |
7% |
5 mph (6 mph) 81% |
-- | |
| 6:00 AM |
32° 55% |
7% |
4 mph (5 mph) 64% |
-- | |
| 9:00 AM |
39° 55% |
9% |
4 mph 48% |
-- | |
| 12:00 PM |
43° 54% |
9% |
4 mph (5 mph) 43% |
-- | |
| 3:00 PM |
43° 54% |
9% |
4 mph (5 mph) 47% |
-- | |
| 6:00 PM |
40° 47% |
9% |
4 mph (5 mph) 55% |
-- | |
| Monday | Temp / Cloud Cover |
Precip. Chance |
Wind (gus) / Humidity | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM |
31° 40% |
9% |
3 mph 66% |
-- | |
| 6:00 AM |
23° 44% |
9% |
2 mph 100% |
-- | |
| 12:00 PM |
48° 32% |
0% |
3 mph 46% |
-- | |
| 6:00 PM |
48° 26% |
0% |
3 mph 48% |
-- | |
| Tuesday | Temp / Cloud Cover |
Precip. Chance |
Wind (gus) / Humidity | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM |
36° 25% |
0% |
3 mph 82% |
-- | |
| 6:00 AM |
32° 23% |
0% |
2 mph 78% |
-- | |
| 12:00 PM |
50° 23% |
0% |
1 mph 46% |
-- | |
| 6:00 PM |
52° 20% |
0% |
4 mph 32% |
-- | |
| Wednesday | Temp / Cloud Cover |
Precip. Chance |
Wind (gus) / Humidity | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM |
38° 20% |
0% |
4 mph 67% |
-- | |
| 6:00 AM |
34° 24% |
0% |
5 mph 70% |
-- | |
| 12:00 PM |
49° 25% |
0% |
7 mph 37% |
-- | |
| 6:00 PM |
51° 33% |
0% |
2 mph 35% |
-- | |
| Thursday | Temp / Cloud Cover |
Precip. Chance |
Wind (gus) / Humidity | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM |
37° 30% |
3% |
1 mph 61% |
-- | |
| 6:00 AM |
33° 45% |
3% |
5 mph 75% |
slight chance of light rain | |
| 12:00 PM |
44° 49% |
16% |
5 mph 45% |
slight chance of light rain | |
| 6:00 PM |
45° 50% |
16% |
7 mph 41% |
-- | |
Monthly averages are for the weather station HILL CITY, which is 4 miles away and 955 feet below the location used for the Needles Ice Climbing forecasts.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 36.1 | 39.5 | 45.4 | 53.4 | 63.4 | 73.5 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 70.4 | 58.1 | 43.8 | 37.4 | 56.7 |
| Mean | 21.5 | 25.4 | 31.8 | 39.5 | 49.6 | 58.6 | 64.3 | 62.9 | 53.2 | 42.6 | 30.1 | 23.1 | 41.9 |
| Low | 6.9 | 11.3 | 18.1 | 25.6 | 35.7 | 43.6 | 48.7 | 46.5 | 36.0 | 27.1 | 16.3 | 8.7 | 27.0 |
| Precipitation (inches) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 21.0 |
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