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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
55
WNW
35
WNW
95
WNW
85
NW
60
NW
40
NNW
30
W
10
W
15
NW
65
NW
50
NW
30
N
40
N
30
N
40
WSW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
1
3
3
2
3
1
1
5
2
max °C
-4
-2
2
2
1
2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-4
-3
1
2
1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-1
-4
-5
-5
-2
-4
-14
-11
-9
-7
-7
-12
-10
-7
-14
-15
-12
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-8
-9
200
450
1550
1450
1400
950
400
350
250
400
350
150
500
400
0
0
350
650
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
50
100
150
50
0
100
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-2-1-2-4-7-7-8-8-7-6-5-7-8-7-6-7-4-3221-1-3-3-4-4-3-3-1-3-5-4-2-323553331222112-1-122
Sunrise
8:10
8:12
8:15
8:18
8:21
8:23
Sunset
5:47
5:45
5:40
5:37
5:35
5:31

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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 Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
26 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b301E63S
73 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 55).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b299E62S
111 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b300E62S
123 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 328).
- km
hy2b301E62S
133 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
- km
hy2b299E61S
145 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
- 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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