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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
100
km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
85
WNW
50
WSW
10
N
35
NNE
80
NE
75
NE
70
NE
60
ENE
45
E
25
S
10
S
10
SE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
2
3
12
3
6
14
19
33
4
7
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
-12
-14
-11
-11
-12
-13
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-10
-9
-11
-7
-10
-12
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
 chill °C
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
-16
-14
-19
-18
-26
-19
-23
-25
-27
-23
-17
-20
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-10-10-8-8-10-11-10-12-10-12-14-16-15-14-15-16-6-6-7-6-5-5-7-9-9-9-7-9-12-14-12-12-13-14-1-1-1-1-20-1-6-9-6-2-6-9-9-8-7-9-11
Sunrise
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
Sunset
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
93 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
96 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
139 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
140 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 267).
- 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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