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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
40
W
55
W
40
W
55
WSW
65
SW
60
SW
70
WSW
90
SW
70
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
25
W
35
W
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
2
max °C
-3
-2
-1
-3
-4
-5
-7
-6
-1
-1
0
2
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-7
-7
-7
-4
-2
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-11
-8
-10
-14
-14
-18
-18
-19
-14
-12
-10
-7
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-10
0
0
0
350
50
100
0
0
0
300
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
50
150
200
200
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-7-8-10-11-11-5-4-3-2-6-5-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-4-4-6-7-7-3-20-1-4-4-3-1-1-2-3-3-2101-1-1111-2-3-3-4-3-3-2
Sunrise
9:55
9:56
10:00
10:02
10:03
10:06
Sunset
3:57
3:56
3:53
3:52
3:49
3:48

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
0.2 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
35 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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