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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
55
NNW
75
NNW
70
NNW
60
W
60
WSW
45
W
20
N
40
NNE
45
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
N
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNW
15
NE
30
E
25
SSW
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1
5
11
6
1
1
1
3
3
1
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-11
-10
min °C
-2
-1
-6
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-18
-21
-22
-22
-16
-18
-16
-14
-14
-16
-16
-14
-15
-19
-20
-19
0
150
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
100
350
200
250
0
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:15
9:18
9:22
9:23
9:26
9:30
Sunset
4:35
4:31
4:30
4:27
4:23
4:22

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
rain showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes 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
-
74
Gales from the N
(74 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
76
Severe gales from the NW
(76 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
29 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4889
751 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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