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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
400
200
200
150
150
150
100
100
100
50
1350
50
0
km/h
30
SSW
10
E
10
N
5
N
10
W
15
W
20
W
30
W
45
WSW
45
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
1
0.2
max °C
-5
-9
-11
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-5
-8
min °C
-7
-12
-13
-10
-7
-8
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-7
-12
 chill °C
-15
-18
-18
-14
-13
-14
-10
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-8
-6
-2
-11
-14
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-14-10-8-4-2-1-2-3-5-8-9-8-10-12-14-15-13-13-12-10-7-4-20-2-2-3-6-6-5-6-9-10-13-6-11-12-9-7-7-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-4-6-10
Sunrise
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
Sunset
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

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.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
5.0 km
High: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
31 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b299E62S
110 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 220).
- km
hy2b298E62S
127 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 220).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
48 minutes ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the S
(78 kph at 170).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b299E61S
149 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b298E61S
162 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 222).
- 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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