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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
60
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
60
WSW
60
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
60
WSW
65
SW
65
WSW
80
WSW
95
WSW
90
SW
105
SW
65
SW
15
SSW
10
W
35
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
1
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
-1
-3
-8
-8
-6
-6
-3
-2
min °C
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-4
-3
-7
-7
-11
-12
-12
-10
-8
-10
-11
-12
-13
-23
-23
-25
-15
-13
-9
-11
0
0
1350
500
150
0
0
0
1500
0
550
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
50
50
100
100
100
100
50
0
100
100
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-3-3-4-5-4-3-1-3-4-9-13-13-10-8-5-311-1-2-2-3-2-10-2-2-6-9-9-7-7-4-3-1-110-1-2-1-2-1-120-1-2-4-6-5-4
Sunrise
10:03
10:06
10:07
10:10
10:11
10:14
Sunset
3:49
3:48
3:45
3:44
3:41
3:41

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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 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
0.2 km
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.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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