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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
40
SW
60
SW
50
W
50
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
65
NW
70
WNW
45
W
35
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
4
3
2
max °C
-6
-4
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
min °C
-7
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-6
-5
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-14
-12
-9
-10
-13
-13
-11
-11
-16
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-11
-12
-11
-11
0
0
150
450
650
450
600
500
250
300
550
300
250
350
150
200
450
300
Cloud base (m)
150
150
50
0
100
100
50
50
50
600
300
50
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
5:26
5:28
Sunset
9:13
9:08
9:06
9:02
9:00
8:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon 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
ASCATC300E63S
54 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
59 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 234).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC302E63S
85 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 216).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC302E62S
121 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
131 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
139 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 156).
- km
SHIP2596
141 km S
15m alt.
3 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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