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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 06 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
40
NW
50
NW
60
W
45
W
45
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
70
W
30
WNW
40
NNW
60
WNW
80
W
50
W
30
W
15
W
10
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
4
3
7
4
3
3
1
max °C
2
2
0
-2
-2
1
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
min °C
2
1
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
-3
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-5
-7
-14
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-14
-15
-13
-20
-18
-20
-22
-18
-15
-9
1800
1800
400
350
250
1150
900
850
550
200
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:21
10:22
10:23
10:26
10:26
10:27
Sunset
3:34
3:33
3:33
3:32
3:30
3:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu 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 40).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E62S
63 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
65 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
75 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC299E62S
80 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 5).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC302E63S
94 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
99 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 13).
- 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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