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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
km/h
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
60
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
100
SW
80
WSW
60
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
S
10
S
10
WNW
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1
max °C
-9
-9
-6
-2
1
-1
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-4
0
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-15
-15
-17
-11
-9
-23
-26
-26
-26
-25
-27
-26
-24
-24
-23
-22
-17
-13
0
0
0
0
1600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
450
150
200
150
150
50
400
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350
4650
4950
5300
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Sunrise
9:23
9:26
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:37
Sunset
4:27
4:23
4:22
4:19
4:16
4:14

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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 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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.
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
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB298E62S
144 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
176 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
176 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB298E61S
184 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB299E61S
189 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB296E62S
220 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB297E61S
222 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 116).
- 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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