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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 30 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
20
WNW
20
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNE
30
NE
60
NE
55
NNE
20
WNW
35
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
 cm 
1
1
3
10
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
min°C
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
chill°C 
-12
-11
-15
-9
-6
-10
-16
-15
-9
-12
-9
-11
-8
-9
-11
-11
-10
-10
Freezing level (m
50
150
50
100
50
0
0
0
200
250
300
200
300
400
300
300
300
200
Cloud base (m)
600
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-8-7-6-7-8-7-8-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-5-6-4-4-4-5-6-3-4-3-4-3-3-4-4-3-411110-1-1-11111222221
Sunrise
3:15
3:13
3:11
3:09
3:06
3:05
Sunset
10:23
10:25
10:29
10:31
10:34
10:37

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E62S
57 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
67 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
72 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 64).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 20).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
moderate snow
Snow
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E62S
86 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
88 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 35).
- 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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