Great Needle Peak weather
– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W

AyGreat Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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Issued: 2 am Fri 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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night
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
25
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
45
W
60
WSW
75
WSW
80
SW
45
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
50
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
25
W
25
W
20
NNW
60
N
40
N
45
NNE
85
NE
70
NE
80
ENE
70
ENE
50
ENE
40
E
40
E
30
E
10
S
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wave Height Map
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T antarctica.wind.39.cc23
T antarctica.wind.63.cc23
T antarctica.wind.87.cc23
T antarctica.wind.111.cc23
T antarctica.wind.135.cc23
T antarctica.wind.159.cc23
T antarctica.wind.183.cc23
T antarctica.wind.207.cc23
T antarctica.wind.231.cc23
T antarctica.wind.255.cc23
T antarctica.wind.279.cc23
 cm 
2.0
3
1.0
2.0
3
3
6
5
6
7
11
3
2.0
2.0
2.0
4
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-13
-13
-14
-17
-18
-17
-16
-13
-10
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-6
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
min°C
-9
-9
-9
-6
-7
-10
-14
-13
-16
-17
-18
-19
-17
-15
-13
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
chill°C 
-18
-17
-18
-13
-14
-22
-29
-28
-31
-31
-28
-31
-31
-28
-26
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-18
-18
-19
-21
-22
-22
-24
-22
-21
-18
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-22
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
300
250
250
350
300
350
50
1250
300
100
50
150
50
50
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-6-7-9-14-13-15-17-18-18-17-14-12-10-9-9-7-6-6-6-6-7-9-10-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-11-9-8-6-4-5-7-9-9-11-13-14-14-13-12-9-7-6-6-4-2-3-4-4-5-7-8-10-9-9-10-10-10-10-9-9-8-3-3-2-3-2-2-2-1-3-5-7-8-7-6-6-4-3-1-101-1-1-3-5-5-6-8-9-11-4-3-3-3-2-2
Sunrise
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
8:37
8:41
8:44
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
Sunset
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:00
4:58

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NE by Fri 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.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: clear
Base Bernardo O higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
10 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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