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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
W
45
W
35
NW
55
NW
55
WNW
55
W
30
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
45
WNW
70
W
90
WSW
80
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
N
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
6
1
2
max °C
-4
-2
-2
0
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-4
-4
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-14
-14
-10
-13
-14
-15
-13
-14
-13
-11
-18
-19
-17
-14
-11
-9
-9
400
350
600
1050
400
250
300
400
400
750
1000
250
300
500
550
600
550
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
50
50
100
100
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-6-5-9-9-8-7-6-5-5-9-9-8-7-6-7-4-3-2-2-4-5-5-4-3-2-3-6-5-4-3-2-333343222234223433
Sunrise
3:59
4:01
4:05
4:09
4:11
Sunset
10:22
10:20
10:17
10:15
10:12
10:09

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Mist
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
28 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP5341
249 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° 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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