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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
200
150
0
350
400
100
300
200
50
0
0
0
50
100
km/h
45
SW
5
SE
10
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
70
SW
60
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
SW
35
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
-12
-6
-5
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-9
-7
-7
-4
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-32
-28
-29
-33
-33
-31
-29
-17
-19
-19
-15
-19
-19
-17
-15
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
Sunset
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14
6:16

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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 -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun 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.
40 minutes ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
42 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
42 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
73 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
40 minutes ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
40 minutes ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC301E63S
80 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
83 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 227).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
40 minutes ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC302E63S
92 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 254).
- 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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