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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
NW
35
N
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
NW
20
N
30
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
15
N
15
NW
60
N
35
NNW
80
WNW
80
W
7
1
4
4
1
6
4
2
4
max °C
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
min °C
-3
-3
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-12
-11
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
-11
-12
-12
-9
-12
-14
-17
-19
-18
400
350
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
450
350
250
300
150
250
250
100
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
50
0
50
0
100
100
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:18
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
Sunset
5:37
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
39 minutes ago
2° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
39 minutes ago
2° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 20).
0.6 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Drizzle
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB299E62S
82 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 11).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
39 minutes ago
5° C
-
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E62S
87 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
98 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
101 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
119 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 2).
- 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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