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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
20
WNW
30
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
60
NNW
45
NW
25
NNW
40
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
15
SSE
30
SW
40
W
1
1
1
2
6
1
1
1
1.8
8
3
1.5
max °C
-5
-4
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-5
-5
-3
1
2
1
1
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-14
-12
-9
-6
-5
-8
-7
-5
-8
-9
-7
-8
-7
-4
0
-8
-9
-11
250
350
750
1400
1750
1650
1200
1600
1350
750
800
750
800
900
1000
700
550
300
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
450
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-4-10-1-20-3-4-4-5-4-4-3-5-6-7-5-5-1232231-1-1-1-100-2-2-3223445445444433222
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:56
5:58
6:01
6:05
Sunset
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:20
8:16

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, 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
SHIP2954
38 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP8079
41 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP2361
41 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3718
41 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP975
41 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP5858
41 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP2553
41 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP10634
41 km ESE
15m alt.
3 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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