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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
150
150
100
100
100
100
50
50
km/h
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
35
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
40
ENE
45
ENE
30
ENE
10
E
5
S
5
N
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Snowflake cm
2
4
6
6
5
 mm
max °C
-5
-1
0
1
0
-2
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-7
-4
-1
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-7
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-9
 chill °C
-14
-8
-6
-7
-11
-12
-13
-12
-15
-11
-13
-16
-14
-14
-10
-9
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-3-20-2-4-6-7-9-8-7-8-8-8-8-9-10-6-3-11-1-3-4-5-7-5-5-6-5-5-5-6-8-7-6-4-4-4-3-3-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-5
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50

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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 Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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.
45 minutes ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
45 minutes ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
45 minutes ago
-3°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
45 minutes ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
45 minutes ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Snow
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
45 minutes ago
-18°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
45 minutes ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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