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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNE
20
ENE
30
E
10
S
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
40
N
10
WSW
40
E
35
E
30
E
 cm 
2
3
2
2
4
5
2
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
min°C
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
chill°C 
-14
-7
-12
-12
-12
-11
-16
-18
-18
-16
-18
-16
-16
-13
-14
-13
-15
-15
-16
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
100
150
100
250
250
0
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-12-12-13-12-12-13-13-14-13-12-12-10-8-8-9-10-10-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-10-9-8-8-7-5-5-6-6-7-100-2-1-1-2-1-1-3-1-1-3010-10-2
Sunrise
3:24
3:21
3:18
3:16
3:15
3:13
Sunset
10:12
10:15
10:17
10:21
10:23
10:25

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
27 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
125 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC303E63S
137 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
152 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 37).
- km
SHIP4722
165 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP8168
165 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° 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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