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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
70
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
85
SW
90
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
NNW
20
W
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
0.1
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-6
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
2
2
0
2
3
3
4
4
min °C
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
1
0
-1
1
2
3
3
2
-12
-14
-18
-19
-19
-14
-12
-9
-8
-6
-4
-4
-8
-7
-5
-3
-3
-5
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
1700
1950
750
1850
2250
2200
2300
2050
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
100
50
100
100
100
100
50
50
250
100
100
200
250
250
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-7-9-8-5-4-3-2-210-223331-2-3-5-6-6-3-2-1-2-121-123343-11-1-1-2-3-2-1-2111101146
Sunrise
10:10
10:11
10:14
10:15
10:18
10:19
Sunset
3:44
3:41
3:41
3:38
3:37
3:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu 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
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 210).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC291E69S
804 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 329).
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* 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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