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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
50
W
65
WSW
80
SW
40
SW
25
SW
15
ESE
15
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
80
WSW
85
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
5
W
10
ENE
35
E
 cm 
1
1
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-4
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-5
0
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
min°C
-2
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
chill°C 
-11
-19
-21
-17
-15
-15
-13
-13
-14
-18
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-12
-12
-20
Freezing level (m
300
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
0
150
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-11-11-12-12-11-9-5-7-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-12-2-6-8-7-8-8-7-6-3-5-5-6-6-6-7-8-8-91-1-2-1-1-3-2-101100-1-3-1-1-2
Sunrise
4:16
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
4:01
Sunset
9:13
9:15
9:19
9:22
9:24
9:29

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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.
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP5504
184 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3845
184 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5828
184 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP9123
184 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C

* 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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