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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
15
NW
15
N
40
ENE
30
E
15
NNE
55
NW
55
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
60
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
60
NW
65
WNW
75
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
30
WNW
2
2
4
1
2
4
1
1
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
2
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-5
-6
-3
0
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
-7
-7
-5
-2
-10
-9
-11
-10
-7
-9
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-11
-13
-19
-18
-15
-10
300
400
450
350
450
1450
900
550
400
400
400
450
850
500
150
150
300
850
Cloud base (m)
150
50
100
100
50
50
100
0
0
50
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Sunrise
5:35
5:37
5:41
5:43
5:47
5:50
Sunset
8:50
8:46
8:44
8:39
8:37
8:34

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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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2533
102 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3967
102 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP9392
102 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP5060
102 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP5413
102 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C

* 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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