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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
40
NE
45
E
40
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
15
NE
15
E
5
SE
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
ENE
30
E
20
SE
 cm 
7
11
4
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
min°C
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
chill°C 
-13
-16
-16
-10
-12
-16
-16
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-13
-16
-16
Freezing level (m
250
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
1750
500
50
0
500
350
150
150
100
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-9-10-11-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-13-11-11-12-4-6-6-5-6-8-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-8-7-91-2-111-3-2-2-3-2-2-5-2-1-4-2-1-3
Sunrise
3:31
3:29
3:26
3:24
3:21
3:18
Sunset
10:02
10:06
10:08
10:12
10:15
10:17

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
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.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1696
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
hy2c302E63S
103 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SE
(66 kph at 132).
- km
SHIP5387
92 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5085
92 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7334
92 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6889
92 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2950
92 km NE
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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