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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
10
N
20
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNW
55
NW
65
NW
15
NNW
30
ESE
15
W
45
NNE
30
NNW
35
N
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
10
NE
10
SW
1
5
2
2
6
8
4
3
11
3
2
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-1
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-9
-12
-12
-8
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-16
-16
-12
-15
0
0
0
600
550
500
400
250
0
150
300
200
150
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
1300
200
500
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-5-7-8-7-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-11-12-12-14-6-5-4-1-3-4-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-8-8-10-2-2-133321112111-1-4-4-5
Sunrise
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
8:37
Sunset
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19
5:15

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

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.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b300E62S
97 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c300E62S
121 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c298E62S
122 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c302E63S
126 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 208).
- km
hy2b298E62S
128 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c299E62S
131 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 28).
- 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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