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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
35
W
25
NW
40
NNW
65
NNE
60
N
45
NW
25
N
55
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
40
W
60
W
25
WNW
1
8
4
3
3
4
2
1
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
-2
-3
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-5
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-12
-14
-15
-14
-16
-14
-11
-10
-11
-9
-13
-12
-17
-16
-17
-18
-21
-18
150
250
0
100
200
0
350
550
700
950
700
350
100
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
1450
100
0
50
50
100
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-9-9-9-7-6-5-5-4-6-8-10-10-11-12-12-11-5-6-6-5-6-5-4-2-2-1-3-4-7-7-8-8-9-722022133353211-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
7:01
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:16
Sunset
7:09
7:07
7:02
7:00
6:57
6:52

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

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.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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).
SHIP1102
87 km NE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
SHIP5156
87 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
- km
SHIP9012
87 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP740
87 km NE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
SHIP19
87 km NE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
SHIP7378
87 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 340).

* 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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