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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
35
NW
50
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
100
W
100
W
95
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
5
1
6
7
2
0.1
0.5
0.3
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-2
1
3
4
2
0
1
-3
-1
2
1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-14
-10
-9
-7
1
2
3
2
0
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-4
-5
-6
-7
-11
-24
-16
-16
-14
-6
-6
-4
-6
-9
-10
-12
-11
-9
-11
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
0
0
0
0
0
1850
2150
1800
1400
1000
200
200
0
1400
600
150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
50
0
0
100
0
100
400
50
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-11-60221-1-4-6-5-3-2-5-7-9-9-12-13-10-9-513420-1-3-211-3-5-6-7-9-9-9-7-5013222111330-1-2-5
Sunrise
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
9:55
Sunset
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00
3:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

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
ASCATB301E63S
75 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 204).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c302E63S
99 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
101 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c299E62S
105 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c300E62S
117 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c298E62S
133 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 202).
- km
hy2c299E61S
141 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 195).
- 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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