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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 25 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 -1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
35
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
45
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
ESE
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
5
2
3
2
1
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
-4
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-4
-1
-2
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-17
-20
-23
-21
-15
-12
-7
-8
-16
-13
-10
-12
-12
-12
-16
-17
-16
-17
0
0
0
0
0
350
600
650
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
8:41
8:44
8:45
8:48
8:52
Sunset
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:00

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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 -1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu 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 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
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 220).
0.1 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 210).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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