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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
50
NNW
25
NNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
NW
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
35
NW
80
NW
45
NW
95
W
85
W
10
3
5
5
1
3
3
8
4
3
5
max °C
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-7
-12
-9
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-14
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-13
-19
-18
400
350
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
600
400
350
200
50
600
250
250
100
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
0
0
600
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-10-10-10-10-8-7-7-6-9-9-10-10-8-9-10-11-3-4-6-6-6-6-5-4-3-3-4-4-6-5-3-4-6-6220-1-1-3-111332112221
Sunrise
8:18
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
Sunset
5:37
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c301E63S
70 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
- km
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.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
Mist -.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: clear
hy2c299E62S
100 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c300E62S
104 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c302E63S
131 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c298E62S
132 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c301E62S
134 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 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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