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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
80
NNW
60
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
10
WNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
35
E
30
ENE
5
ESE
20
WSW
25
W
40
WNW
75
WSW
90
SW
50
WNW
65
SW
55
SW
60
SW
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1
3
5
1
3
1
1
4
1
max °C
-2
-8
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-3
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-6
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-17
-21
-23
-22
-15
-17
-16
-19
-17
-12
-15
-16
-16
-22
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
150
250
350
400
0
0
300
300
150
500
0
150
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-12-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-6-11-14-14-17-17-16-4-9-10-10-9-8-8-9-8-9-8-8-5-9-10-10-12-12-121-1-2-3-4-2-2-2-3-6-4-3-2-1-2-2-3-4-5
Sunrise
9:18
9:22
9:23
9:26
9:30
9:32
Sunset
4:31
4:30
4:27
4:23
4:22
4:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
rain showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
0.0 km
SHIP5674
871 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7220
872 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP9052
872 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1901
872 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP3812
872 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP2850
872 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° 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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