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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
70
NW
30
NW
10
NNE
40
E
55
WNW
30
NW
105
NW
40
NW
20
NW
30
N
40
WSW
30
W
10
W
55
NW
85
WNW
55
W
25
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
1
1
11
1
2
1
1
2
5
0.5
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
0
2
-1
-1
0
-4
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-5
-6
-5
-13
-12
-7
-14
-14
-9
-10
-9
-6
-6
-13
-10
-12
-17
-17
-18
-12
-9
-9
400
300
400
0
350
500
1450
750
700
1050
200
350
0
300
300
0
50
150
0
Cloud base (m)
200
0
0
50
50
100
50
250
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
8:10
8:12
8:15
8:18
8:21
Sunset
5:51
5:47
5:45
5:40
5:37
5:35

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
40 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
71 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
76 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 14).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
7.0 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.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
moderate rain
Rain
78
Severe gales from the N
(78 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB302E63S
104 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
117 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 338).
- 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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