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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
50
200
50
100
150
100
100
50
150
150
100
50
350
400
650
km/h
45
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
15
SSE
35
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
60
SW
70
SW
45
SW
5
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
SW
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
6
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-21
-20
-15
-14
-8
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-17
-18
-21
-21
-21
-19
-16
-12
-8
-5
-7
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
 chill °C
-31
-32
-34
-34
-30
-31
-27
-22
-17
-16
-19
-17
-12
-14
-17
-16
-18
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-23-25-24-21-18-13-9-8-10-12-11-10-11-10-11-11-17-18-20-21-21-17-15-10-6-5-7-8-9-7-8-7-8-9-9-9-12-13-13-11-10-8-6-4-4-5-6-5-6-4-3-6
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
Sunset
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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.
4 hours ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-12°C
clear
Mist -.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
4 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC292E62S
449 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC291E62S
495 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC291E61S
524 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB290E62S
541 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 214).
- 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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