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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
km/h
30
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
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3
3
1
1
2
2
2
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-15
-14
-11
-11
-12
-11
-15
-17
-18
-13
-11
-17
-15
-17
-16
-19
-16
-12
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
400
0
0
650
100
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
8:56
9:00
Sunset
5:07
5:04
5:00
4:58
4:54
4:52

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c300E62S
95 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c299E62S
115 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c298E62S
120 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c301E62S
143 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c300E61S
144 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c301E61S
159 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c297E62S
166 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 285).
- km
SHIP3851
170 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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