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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 01 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
5
SE
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
20
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
3
2
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-1
-1
-2
-16
-16
-15
-18
-18
-19
-18
-12
-10
-10
-9
-10
-14
-15
-9
-8
-8
100
0
50
50
0
0
100
0
150
200
100
50
150
250
700
600
800
Cloud base (m)
200
50
150
50
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-11-11-9-9-8-7-6-7-7-6-5-3-3-4-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-5-4-4-5-5-5-3-1-1-21000-111-1111012233
Sunrise
4:41
4:43
4:48
4:50
4:54
Sunset
9:46
9:44
9:40
9:37
9:35
9:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP5371
43 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
20.4 km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
56 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP6036
79 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6446
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2178
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2262
79 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1750
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 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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