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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 06 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the ENE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
45
ENE
80
E
80
ESE
75
ESE
60
ESE
40
SE
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
2
2
2
3
2
1
6
10
13
1
max °C
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-8
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-12
-10
-7
-8
-7
-14
-14
-13
-17
-23
-25
-24
-24
-23
-17
-19
-18
150
50
350
300
100
250
250
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
0
200
350
650
1950
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-12-14-15-16-15-13-11-6-4-3-4-4-5-5-4-5-9-11-11-11-11-10-9-9112121210-2-3-2-2-3-3-1-2
Sunrise
4:56
5:00
5:03
5:07
5:09
Sunset
9:30
9:28
9:24
9:22
9:19
9:15

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the ENE by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
<100m
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8237
92 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6772
92 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6378
92 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
SHIP7184
92 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP4066
92 km SW
15m alt.
4 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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