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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
100
50
km/h
40
WSW
35
SW
70
SW
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
55
W
30
WNW
30
W
10
NNE
50
E
25
SE
25
S
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
8
2
5
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-7
-10
-15
-15
-13
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-8
-14
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-14
-11
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-19
-17
-15
-16
-13
-16
-27
-26
-25
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-9-10-14-15-15-15-5-3-2-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-8-12-16-15-15-1-2-2-20-2-10-1-10-1-1-7-12-14-14-10
Sunrise
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25

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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 -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

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
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
29 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
74 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 268).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
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
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b299E62S
96 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b298E62S
115 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b301E62S
118 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b301E61S
143 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
- 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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