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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
40
E
45
ESE
25
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
30
N
55
NNE
50
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
N
 cm 
3
2
2
11
1
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
min°C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
chill°C 
-14
-15
-14
-8
-7
-10
-10
-9
-11
-8
-10
-11
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-10
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
100
150
550
700
250
500
400
300
200
300
50
Cloud base (m)
0
400
100
100
100
100
100
50
150
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-3-3-4-6-8-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-3-4-4-3-3-1-1-2-3-4-5-5-5-5-11001-1001121322121
Sunrise
3:03
3:02
3:00
3:00
2:59
2:58
Sunset
10:38
10:40
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:50

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the N 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
44 minutes ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E63S
71 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 113).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
44 minutes ago
-1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 110).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
44 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 120).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
93 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 124).
- km
hy2c299E62S
108 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
115 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 117).
- km
hy2c300E62S
123 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 95).
- 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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