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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
km/h
40
W
50
WSW
55
SW
80
WSW
90
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
65
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
W
30
W
30
NW
75
WSW
65
W
50
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
2
max °C
2
0
-1
-3
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-1
-2
-5
-5
-2
min °C
1
-1
-1
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-1
-4
-5
-8
-8
-5
-9
-10
-18
-19
-18
-21
-19
-12
-13
-10
-11
-8
-14
-16
-20
-20
1650
700
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
50
50
150
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-4-7-10-11-11-10-8-7-4-4-4-6-8-10-72-1-1-4-7-7-8-7-7-6-4-3-1-3-5-7-5320-1-2-1-1-2-6-6-6-412-1-1-1
Sunrise
9:49
9:52
9:55
9:56
10:00
Sunset
4:04
4:01
4:00
3:57
3:56
3:53

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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 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
0.3 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
2° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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