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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 08 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
60
NNE
35
WNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
65
NW
80
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNE
40
NNW
20
WNW
 cm 
2.0
5
1.0
2.0
1.0
3
1.0
1.0
4
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-6
-4
-5
-6
-3
-3
-3
0
-1
-3
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-4
min°C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-1
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-7
chill°C 
-8
-11
-13
-14
-12
-11
-12
-13
-11
-11
-10
-16
-16
-15
-10
-11
-9
-9
-16
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
150
100
100
300
450
300
600
400
150
200
250
350
350
800
200
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
0
0
450
150
150
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-8-9-9-7-6-7-6-5-9-10-9-7-6-6-5-9-8-7-7-6-6-6-4-3-3-2-1-4-5-5-3-2-2-2-6-6-4-3-110112232111222-1
Sunrise
9:15
9:18
9:22
9:23
9:26
9:30
Sunset
4:35
4:31
4:30
4:27
4:23
4:22

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
37 minutes ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
44 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
73 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 58).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
37 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
37 minutes ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 65).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
37 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB298E63S
106 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
123 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
129 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 12).
- 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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