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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
50
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
60
WNW
45
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
2
1
max °C
-8
-6
-4
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-10
-7
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-6
-5
-3
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-16
-13
-12
-10
-12
-14
-12
-12
-12
-16
-15
-11
-17
-13
-10
-9
-12
-14
-13
0
0
50
150
550
350
450
550
550
300
250
350
300
300
300
0
250
350
200
Cloud base (m)
150
150
200
0
100
150
50
100
0
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-7-5-5-5-5-6-7-10-10-7-9-8-8-10-9-9-10-9-7-5-2-3-4-3-3-3-6-5-3-5-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-201223332233220222
Sunrise
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
5:26
5:28
Sunset
9:13
9:08
9:06
9:02
9:00
8:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W 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
SHIP8265
27 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4578
27 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
SHIP2219
27 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
SHIP4224
27 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP8091
27 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
SHIP5928
27 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
SHIP10513
27 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).

* 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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