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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
N
20
N
60
W
60
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
NNE
35
WNW
50
W
50
W
40
WNW
35
NW
65
NNW
45
N
40
N
3
1
2
0.1
0.3
max °C
3
3
3
5
2
1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-2
1
1
0
0
min °C
3
1
2
5
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-6
-2
-7
-10
-6
-7
-9
-9
-11
-14
-14
-12
-10
-8
-8
-7
2500
2300
1600
2000
1550
850
950
950
650
600
850
450
350
450
750
1250
1000
850
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
200
400
100
350
250
200
0
50
100
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:45
Sunset
7:46
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34
7:30

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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 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sun 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
2° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
ASCATB298E63S
122 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
123 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
172 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 58).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB298E61S
187 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
188 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB297E61S
219 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 37).
- 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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