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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
35
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
50
W
50
W
25
WNW
25
N
35
WNW
20
N
5
1
6
max °C
-2
-1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
-1
1
1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
min °C
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
2
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-11
-5
-4
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-5
-4
-10
-11
-12
-9
-7
-11
-10
200
450
100
1050
1450
1750
1650
1650
1300
750
1050
1250
450
400
550
700
500
400
Cloud base (m)
200
100
0
0
50
0
100
100
0
400
400
150
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:24
3:27
3:29
3:31
3:34
3:38
Sunset
10:46
10:45
10:43
10:40
10:38
10:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
hy2b300E62S
78 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 240).
- km
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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b299E62S
95 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b301E62S
127 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 238).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
34 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b298E62S
135 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 298).
- 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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