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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 09 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
ENE
60
E
50
E
40
E
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
10
S
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
10
12
5
3
1
max °C
-8
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
min °C
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-9
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-3
-5
-23
-25
-24
-24
-20
-21
-19
-18
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-12
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
500
950
650
750
550
400
Cloud base (m)
350
400
150
1950
6000
150
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
Sunset
9:22
9:19
9:15
9:13
9:08
9:06

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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
SHIP6924
27 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6042
27 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP5725
27 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2048
27 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP4918
27 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP8230
41 km S
3m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 80).
1.9 km

* 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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