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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
S
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
60
NW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
55
W
35
NW
100
NW
110
WNW
70
WSW
1
9
1
2
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-10
-11
-10
-6
-8
-8
-8
-7
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-11
-18
-18
-16
150
300
250
100
250
250
500
800
1350
700
600
450
400
450
550
350
300
250
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
400
100
50
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-8-7-6-5-3-3-7-7-9-9-8-6-8-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-3-2-11-2-3-4-4-4-2-5-5-5220111234433334322
Sunrise
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:41
5:43
5:47
Sunset
8:52
8:50
8:46
8:44
8:39
8:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6875
79 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
0.0 km
SHIP4797
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP5186
79 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6633
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP1917
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4774
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP2492
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° 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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