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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
25
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
20
N
15
NW
45
WSW
25
SW
10
W
25
NNE
35
N
25
NW
15
WNW
25
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
 cm 
1
5
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
min°C
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
chill°C 
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-12
-14
-11
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
150
300
0
200
450
450
400
400
0
400
450
400
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
800
50
1350
50
0
200
350
50
100
300
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-14-13-11-9-9-7-7-6-4-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-10-10-9-9-7-6-5-4-3-3-1-2-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-2-1-4-11111-1122221332
Sunrise
3:16
3:15
3:13
3:11
3:09
3:06
Sunset
10:21
10:23
10:25
10:29
10:31
10:34

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed 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
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 90).
27 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
69
Gales from the E
(69 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3005
92 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4779
92 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP2835
92 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6134
92 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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