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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Sat
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
N
25
NNE
15
SW
50
WSW
35
WNW
45
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
N
50
NNE
35
NNE
5
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
2
5
5
2
4
3
max °C
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
min °C
0
-1
-2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-7
-7
-7
-12
-15
-13
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-12
-8
-10
-12
-11
-11
1100
850
350
450
450
300
350
0
200
450
300
400
550
350
350
300
200
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
0
250
500
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-6-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-6-5-4-6-6-7-60-1-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-33223322-1222221110
Sunrise
6:05
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
Sunset
8:20
8:16
8:14
8:09
8:07
8:04

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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
3° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
5° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light rain
Drizzle
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light drizzle.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
<100m
Mid: overcast
SHIP8158
310 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
11
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 160).
- 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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