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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the E by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
45
NNW
60
NW
55
WNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
30
ENE
125
E
105
ESE
55
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
SSE
25
WSW
45
SW
70
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
1
4
9
2
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-7
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-2
-1
-2
-11
-13
-12
-11
-6
-14
-21
-20
-18
-13
-11
-13
-15
-16
-18
-18
-11
-9
-11
750
550
600
600
500
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
300
300
550
750
Cloud base (m)
1400
0
150
0
50
250
350
1100
1950
1650
250
0
50
250
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:26
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:39
Sunset
6:39
6:37
6:34
6:30
6:27
6:23

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the E by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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.
52 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous moderate drizzle.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
43 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
75 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
75 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 67).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes ago
4° C
State of sky unchanged.
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
52 minutes ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB302E63S
112 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
117 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
129 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
130 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 6).
- 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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