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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, gales from the E by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NNE
20
NE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
70
E
50
E
50
E
65
ESE
65
ESE
45
ESE
30
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
 cm 
2
2
2
9
11
7
12
 mm 
max°C
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
min°C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-8
chill°C 
-12
-12
-12
-14
-11
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-13
-12
-7
-3
-10
-9
-8
-15
Freezing level (m
200
150
100
100
400
450
50
150
50
100
250
150
200
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
500
600
350
550
2050
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-6-5-5-7-8-9-9-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-5-5-4-3-2-3-5-5-6-6-4-4-4-3-4-5-5-7111121110111220-10-1
Sunrise
2:58
2:57
2:56
2:55
2:55
2:54
Sunset
10:50
10:51
10:52
10:54
10:55
10:57

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, gales from the E by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6610
193 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3630
194 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2817
194 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4803
194 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP1776
194 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP5725
194 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C

* 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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