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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
0
0
0
0
100
150
250
km/h
30
SW
25
SW
40
WSW
65
W
105
SW
85
SW
50
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
E
20
ENE
15
N
25
NNE
45
NE
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Snowflake cm
4
2
1
7
3
5
3
8
 mm
max °C
-15
-8
-6
-4
-2
-3
-5
-7
-7
-8
-11
-16
-18
-18
-18
-15
min °C
-19
-11
-7
-7
-5
-4
-8
-7
-8
-8
-14
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-32
-20
-18
-19
-18
-15
-21
-19
-20
-19
-23
-32
-29
-28
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
Sunset
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, gales from the E 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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Snow grains.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Snow grains.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC296E64S
265 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
293 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 205).
- 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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