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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
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night
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PM
night
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night
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night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
50
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
W
50
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
35
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
60
WSW
40
WNW
75
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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1
3
0.1
max °C
-2
-1
0
-1
1
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
-3
-1
1
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
2
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3
2
2
2
-3
-3
-1
-1
-11
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-13
-13
-9
-9
0
0
0
600
650
2150
1450
1650
1950
2150
2000
1950
1850
0
1200
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Cloud base (m)
100
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100
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50
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Sunrise
10:14
10:15
10:18
10:19
10:21
10:22
Sunset
3:41
3:38
3:37
3:37
3:34
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
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).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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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