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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
20
SSW
20
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
W
50
W
90
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
35
WNW
95
NW
135
W
70
W
65
W
70
W
45
WNW
55
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
2
6
max °C
-7
-4
-2
-1
0
-1
0
1
-2
0
0
-7
-4
-4
-6
-4
-5
-4
0
min °C
-8
-5
-3
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-1
-4
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-14
-12
-12
-11
-9
-11
-14
-10
-11
-9
-17
-22
-19
-16
-18
-15
-15
-15
-11
0
0
200
0
1100
600
800
1300
400
700
900
100
250
300
200
300
150
250
650
Cloud base (m)
1500
50
50
50
50
0
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Sunrise
7:37
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:50
Sunset
6:27
6:23
6:20
6:16
6:14
6:09

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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 Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 220).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
<100m
Mid: overcast
SHIP4480
533 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 130).

* 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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