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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
NE
35
ENE
70
E
55
ESE
40
SE
20
SSW
5
NNE
5
SE
15
S
20
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
0
NW
15
N
35
NNE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
5
2
2
max °C
-6
-5
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-13
-14
-21
-20
-18
-14
-7
-10
-14
-12
-8
-11
-8
-3
-12
-15
-14
-13
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
0
300
400
0
100
100
0
Cloud base (m)
250
400
0
500
1250
2100
2550
2750
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-12-12-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-6-5-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-4-5-4-3-5-6-6-611-1-2-1-1001221220110
Sunrise
2:56
2:57
2:58
2:59
3:00
3:01
Sunset
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:00
11:00
11:00

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP5254
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2814
79 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP3055
79 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6373
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6586
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2478
79 km NE
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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