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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNE
35
NE
20
NE
20
N
65
NW
60
WNW
65
WNW
65
W
60
W
55
W
45
NNW
120
WNW
95
W
50
W
2
1
1
7
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
0
1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
0
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-6
-12
-12
-13
-15
-14
-14
-17
-19
-18
-16
200
300
250
150
400
400
350
600
1350
650
550
450
350
400
550
350
350
300
Cloud base (m)
200
150
0
100
0
200
0
300
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-8-7-6-5-3-4-7-8-9-9-9-5-8-9-9-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-1-1-2-3-4-4-4-2-5-5-5222222134443334322
Sunrise
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:41
5:43
5:47
Sunset
8:52
8:50
8:46
8:44
8:39
8:37

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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 Fri night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
SHIP1876
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1752
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6466
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5462
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP4178
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6428
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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