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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
 km/h
10
NNE
20
NNE
45
N
45
NNW
60
NW
55
NW
15
ENE
30
NNE
10
WSW
25
NE
40
N
40
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
10
SE
10
SSW
3
5
6
8
2
1
12
20
2
6
3
1
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-9
-11
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-4
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-12
-10
-12
-14
-12
-13
-13
-13
-10
-10
-11
-16
-18
-13
-15
-13
-14
-14
-16
0
0
0
650
450
500
300
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
350
1300
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
8:37
Sunset
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19
5:15

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
28 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC300E62S
129 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNE
(16 kph at 33).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB300E61S
153 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC300E61S
154 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 35).
- 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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