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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the N by Mon night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
35
W
25
NW
35
N
80
N
90
NNW
80
NNW
50
WNW
40
NW
55
N
40
W
6
1
4
1
4
2
4
max °C
-6
-3
-2
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
0
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-1
-3
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-14
-14
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-13
-10
-11
-10
-14
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
100
250
550
150
200
0
50
250
150
400
550
900
1000
400
50
250
200
150
Cloud base (m)
100
150
1550
100
50
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-7-9-10-10-8-8-8-6-5-4-5-8-11-10-11-11-6-4-3-5-6-6-5-5-5-3-2-1-2-5-6-6-6-6222210122334421221
Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:13
Sunset
7:13
7:09
7:07
7:02
7:00
6:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the N by Mon 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
SHIP10297
18 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
11
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 40).
- km
SHIP26
18 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
SHIP735
18 km WSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
SHIP7080
18 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
- km
SHIP104
18 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
SHIP3323
18 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
- km
SHIP5541
18 km WSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
11
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 40).
- km
SHIP5477
18 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
SHIP9997
18 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
SHIP745
18 km WSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).

* 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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