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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
30
SW
15
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
N
55
NE
40
NNE
50
W
25
NNW
40
NW
40
N
50
WNW
1
3
6
2
3
3
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
min °C
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-4
-13
-13
-12
-14
-17
-14
-11
-14
-11
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
400
600
500
550
450
650
450
Cloud base (m)
0
150
400
150
0
0
350
300
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:24
7:26
Sunset
6:57
6:52
6:50
6:46
6:43
6:39

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

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.
1 hour ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Blowing heavy snow.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2582
301 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 180).

* 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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