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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
km/h
35
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
45
WSW
65
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
NW
15
SW
25
SSW
85
SW
105
W
110
W
130
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
4
1
5
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
max °C
-14
-11
-10
-9
-2
1
3
4
3
3
1
-3
-2
-2
2
2
-6
min °C
-14
-13
-10
-9
-8
1
2
3
2
2
-2
-4
-3
-5
2
0
-9
-25
-22
-17
-16
-15
-6
-6
-4
-6
-6
-10
-11
-11
-16
-8
-12
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
1950
2200
1850
2400
1400
250
300
0
1500
1400
50
Cloud base (m)
250
150
100
150
50
0
250
0
200
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Sunrise
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
Sunset
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
93
Stormy winds from the S
(93 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 220).
0.2 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the SW
(83 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
41 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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