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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
15
S
10
E
15
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
40
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
60
W
45
W
35
NW
25
NW
15
NE
1
7
3
3
4
4
37
max °C
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-5
-3
-3
-6
-7
-6
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-8
-5
-6
-8
-9
-11
-16
-14
-13
-12
-15
-17
-17
-15
-16
-14
-12
-10
-19
1350
400
200
400
500
200
150
400
500
100
150
100
250
250
300
300
400
350
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
50
150
0
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-5-3-4-6-8-7-7-10-11-10-9-9-9-8-7-10-1-2-3-1-2-4-5-4-4-6-7-7-5-5-5-4-3-6111121222111222220
Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:01
7:05
7:07
Sunset
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:07
7:02

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog -.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4584
94 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
- km
SHIP4047
94 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
SHIP403
98 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
SHIP1105
98 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
SHIP904
106 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
SHIP916
106 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).

* 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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