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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
 km/h
40
NW
45
NW
75
NW
70
NNW
75
NW
95
NW
55
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
65
WNW
85
WNW
105
WNW
80
NW
65
NW
30
NW
15
W
5
SE
55
ESE
6
1
1
2
3
1
2
4
3
1
14
max °C
-5
-4
0
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
2
1
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-3
0
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
1
1
1
0
-2
-2
-1
-5
-14
-14
-12
-9
-15
-15
-12
-9
-10
-12
-8
-10
-8
-9
-7
-7
-1
-14
250
250
600
1000
500
550
400
400
0
550
1150
1500
1200
1050
650
450
200
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
50
350
100
50
50
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
8:04
8:07
8:10
8:12
8:15
Sunset
5:57
5:53
5:51
5:47
5:45
5:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
2° C
light rain
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
hy2b300E62S
81 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b299E62S
105 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 338).
- km
hy2b298E62S
122 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 345).
- km
hy2b301E62S
131 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b299E61S
144 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 332).
- 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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