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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
N
20
N
40
N
35
NW
50
WNW
65
NW
25
NW
15
NW
45
N
70
NNW
90
NNW
70
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
N
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
7
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
-13
-12
-10
-10
-10
-12
-8
-12
-16
-11
-10
-13
-15
-16
-17
-15
-14
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
500
350
350
300
150
350
300
300
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
1350
300
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
Sunset
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
ASCATC300E63S
42 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
71 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
73 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 317).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC302E63S
83 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 306).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC299E64S
112 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
120 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
126 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
138 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 9).
- 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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