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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
55
W
60
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
40
NNW
50
WNW
50
W
25
W
3
2
2
1
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-5
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
-2
-8
-5
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-8
-8
-8
-7
-12
-12
-15
-15
-12
-14
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-12
-12
-11
-20
-19
-17
0
250
350
300
150
400
300
200
200
200
200
250
400
500
500
700
650
50
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
50
0
1550
150
0
50
0
50
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-6-8-6-8-10-10-10-9-8-7-6-6-5-8-12-11-3-3-3-4-6-3-4-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-2-5-8-7-111122221122233420-1
Sunrise
6:56
6:58
7:01
7:05
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:07
7:02
7:00

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the W by Tue 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.
43 minutes ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: clear
SHIP6540
53 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP5818
53 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
SHIP5463
61 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
SHIP9118
61 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP8358
61 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP2369
61 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
SHIP6762
61 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
SHIP3881
61 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP7735
61 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).

* 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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