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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 05 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
km/h
35
W
40
W
30
W
35
NW
45
NW
40
W
50
W
35
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
55
NW
50
WNW
35
WNW
65
NW
90
W
60
W
40
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
12
3
4
2
8
0.1
max °C
4
5
4
2
1
-1
-3
-2
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-7
-6
-4
min °C
3
4
3
2
1
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
-4
-4
-7
-8
-8
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-6
-12
-13
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-13
-12
-20
-21
-20
-14
2100
2250
2000
1750
1700
550
0
350
700
1150
800
650
400
200
100
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
250
150
1500
750
150
100
150
150
250
0
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Sunrise
10:19
10:21
10:22
10:23
10:26
10:26
Sunset
3:37
3:34
3:33
3:33
3:32
3:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC298E62S
173 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 324).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC297E62S
176 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC298E61S
177 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 323).
- 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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