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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light rain
clear
clear
cloudy
 km/h
85
WSW
70
WSW
35
W
30
N
70
NW
75
WNW
55
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
50
NW
60
NW
95
NNW
70
NNW
105
SW
75
WSW
55
W
2
3
1
2
4
max °C
-5
-4
-3
0
1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
3
-2
0
1
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-2
0
-17
-15
-14
-9
-12
-14
-13
-11
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-13
-14
-12
-8
300
400
450
500
1300
500
500
600
650
650
700
800
1000
1000
1350
550
600
1100
Cloud base (m)
0
0
150
150
100
200
200
200
250
250
0
50
50
0
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-5-4-8-8-7-7-6-5-4-3-2-2-5-4-2-5-4-4-1-1-3-3-2-2-2-1-1111-2-11333343343434444344
Sunrise
4:09
4:11
4:15
4:18
4:20
4:24
Sunset
10:12
10:09
10:07
10:04
10:00
9:58

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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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed 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
SHIP9185
38 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 210).
3.2 km
ASCATB301E63S
58 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
60 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
64 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
65 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
65 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
65 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
71 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
71 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 263).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).

* 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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