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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 03 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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cloudy
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light snow
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clear
rain shwrs
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cloudy
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clear
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WNW
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max °C
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Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:19
10:21
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10:23
Sunset
3:38
3:37
3:37
3:34
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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