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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
km/h
55
SW
70
SW
10
SW
35
ESE
40
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
50
WNW
50
NW
20
W
25
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
1
3
7
1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
max °C
-10
-12
-11
-14
-13
-9
-8
-8
-3
2
3
4
4
3
2
-2
-5
-4
min °C
-11
-12
-14
-15
-14
-13
-9
-8
-8
0
2
3
3
2
0
-4
-6
-4
-24
-26
-26
-27
-22
-21
-16
-16
-14
-8
-6
-4
-5
-6
-9
-13
-16
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1950
2100
2200
2000
1450
550
50
0
Cloud base (m)
300
200
2100
250
200
100
0
0
0
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-15-18-18-15-12-11-612221-2-5-9-8-11-12-13-15-14-11-9-8-6134431-3-6-4-5-4-7-7-9-9-6-7-50123332-1-2
Sunrise
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
Sunset
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 220).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP9066
453 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
9.3 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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