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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ENE by Wed morning).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
25
W
10
NNW
60
NNE
40
NNW
30
W
45
NNW
50
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
60
ENE
115
ENE
75
ENE
60
E
20
SE
30
SSW
30
SW
2
1
1
1
4
9
5
2
0.9
max °C
-4
-3
2
1
0
-1
-3
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-12
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
-12
-12
-13
-12
-9
-13
-18
-16
-17
-14
-17
-17
0
300
800
1200
750
550
500
500
500
200
350
250
150
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
400
0
0
1750
0
200
150
200
150
400
1950
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:31
7:35
Sunset
6:46
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:34
6:30

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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 2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ENE by Wed morning).

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
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC305E64S
298 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 95).
- 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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