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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
25
NE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
55
W
60
WNW
90
NW
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1
3
max °C
-14
-16
-15
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
min °C
-15
-18
-17
-13
-10
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
-8
-8
-5
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
-24
-28
-26
-24
-18
-17
-14
-15
-14
-16
-18
-18
-15
-11
-13
-12
-10
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
1100
Cloud base (m)
0
50
150
2000
2000
200
250
250
250
200
200
300
250
200
450
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Sunrise
9:00
9:03
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
Sunset
4:52
4:49
4:45
4:44
4:40
4:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 220).
0.1 km
ASCATC290E67S
668 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB290E67S
673 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC289E66S
681 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB289E66S
686 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC289E67S
690 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB289E67S
695 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 174).
- 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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