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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
 km/h
75
NNW
70
NW
110
NW
30
NW
10
NNW
20
SE
75
WNW
40
NW
100
NW
90
NW
35
NW
20
NW
25
W
0
NE
30
SSW
55
W
55
W
35
W
2
2
2
4
4
3
1
2
4
1
1
max °C
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-2
2
2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-6
-7
min °C
0
-3
-5
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
1
0
-1
-3
-3
-2
-3
-5
-8
-8
-10
-13
-15
-13
-7
-11
-15
-12
-9
-9
-8
-11
-10
-2
-12
-15
-19
-18
950
600
450
300
400
100
200
450
1450
1450
800
550
300
0
250
250
100
0
Cloud base (m)
100
150
0
100
100
100
0
1600
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-7-8-8-8-8-9-6-2-2-4-6-6-6-7-10-11-110-3-4-5-3-4-4-321-1-2-3-2-3-5-7-833323123543210120-2
Sunrise
8:04
8:07
8:10
8:12
8:15
8:18
Sunset
5:53
5:51
5:47
5:45
5:40
5:37

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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 Wed morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB298E62S
119 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
123 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
132 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB299E61S
157 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
175 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB298E61S
189 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
195 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 23).
- 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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