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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Mountain icon 3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
40
E
20
ESE
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
45
W
 Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
  mm
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.1
—
0.3
0.1
0.9
3
0.2
7
0.1
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-5
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
min °C
-4
-7
-5
-3
-6
-2
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
0
  chill °C
-13
-13
-9
-6
-10
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
-3
-4
-3
-3
 Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
400
500
600
450
600
550
300
250
600
200
Cloud base (m)
300
250
200
50
0
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
5:09
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
—
9:19
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:02

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 0 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6110
125 km W
3m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
SHIP1285
125 km W
-m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
SHIP723
126 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
SHIP15
126 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
SHIP7857
127 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
- km

* 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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