– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 2 pm Tue 17 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 2 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 2 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||
Tue 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | | |
some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 |
min °C | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -5 |
-11 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -14 | |
300 | 0 | 200 | 300 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 250 | 200 | 400 | 1550 | 800 | 600 | 350 | 400 | 550 | 950 | |
Cloud base (m) | 150 | 150 | 50 | 150 | 0 | 50 | |||||||||||
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | 8:57 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:39 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHIP7031 | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
SHIP7553 | |||||
SHIP3899 | |||||
SHIP6298 | |||||
SHIP4722 | |||||
SHIP5286 |
* 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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