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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
km/h
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
N
25
NNW
20
NW
35
SW
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1
2
max °C
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-11
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-19
-14
-18
-20
-20
-17
-15
-12
-4
-9
-8
-10
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
-12
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2650
200
250
250
350
100
200
200
250
250
300
350
200
100
50
150
250
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-12-10-11-11-11-11-9-8-6-5-5-5-5-4-5-7-8-9-10-10-8-8-9-9-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-6-7-9-7-4-3-2-1-1-2-3-3-2-1-2-3-1-1-1-1-2
Sunrise
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:15
9:18
Sunset
4:45
4:44
4:40
4:37
4:35
4:31

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB304E62S
238 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 164).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
80
Severe gales from the SW
(80 kph at 220).
0.1 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC304E62S
249 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 159).
- 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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