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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
km/h
20
SW
30
SE
20
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
55
WSW
65
SW
55
WSW
75
WSW
60
W
70
WNW
85
WSW
75
SW
95
SW
60
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
5
1
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.1
max °C
-11
-14
-14
-9
-8
-8
-2
2
4
4
3
2
3
-4
-3
-6
-7
-9
-7
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-12
-9
-9
-7
1
3
3
1
2
-3
-4
-4
-8
-8
-11
-10
-27
-26
-24
-22
-16
-16
-14
-7
-5
-4
-8
-6
-13
-16
-16
-22
-19
-16
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2150
2200
2300
1800
1100
100
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
200
1300
150
50
0
0
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
Sunset
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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