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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
15
S
15
SSW
55
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
15
WSW
5
NE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
20
SW
30
SW
55
WSW
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6
3
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-13
-15
-12
-11
-11
-9
-8
-5
-4
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-12
-14
-16
-14
-11
-11
-12
-9
-7
-5
-14
-16
-17
-13
-15
-20
-16
-18
-22
-21
-27
-25
-18
-16
-15
-17
-16
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
250
50
50
50
200
2350
300
250
100
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Sunrise
8:52
8:55
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:04
Sunset
5:00
4:58
4:54
4:52
4:49
4:45

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-6° C
light rain
Blowing drizzle.
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP3005
657 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5738
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C

* 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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