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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
NNW
5
NW
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
15
NE
55
ENE
60
E
55
E
55
E
40
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SW
30
WSW
2
2
2
1
1
8
13
3
2
1
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-8
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-4
-8
-14
-14
-14
-14
-20
-22
-24
-24
-24
-19
-17
-16
-16
-12
-14
250
300
200
200
250
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
250
1200
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-8-8-9-8-7-9-11-14-15-16-15-13-12-10-9-8-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-9-11-11-12-11-10-9-8-6-61121211-2-3-3-4-5-5-4-7-3-1-2
Sunrise
4:56
5:00
5:03
5:07
5:09
5:13
Sunset
9:28
9:24
9:22
9:19
9:15
9:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the E by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6575
160 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2445
160 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3366
160 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP1809
160 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP5979
160 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP4132
160 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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