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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
N
25
NNE
20
E
10
SE
15
WSW
30
W
30
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
W
10
S
20
SW
30
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
45
W
40
WNW
1
1
1
1
max °C
1
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-3
-1
-2
-4
-5
-2
min °C
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-6
-5
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-8
-7
-7
-5
-7
-9
-9
-6
-7
-11
-10
-11
-9
-12
-15
-15
-14
1250
700
450
650
650
550
650
650
600
200
50
0
200
350
300
300
300
Cloud base (m)
450
300
300
50
500
0
300
550
50
0
50
200
50
50
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Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:54
6:56
6:58
Sunset
7:30
7:27
7:23
7:20
7:16
7:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the WSW 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.
3 hours ago
4° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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.
35 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
76
Severe gales from the NNW
(76 kph at 330).
0.4 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1914
515 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 90).
- km
SHIP5472
515 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 90).
SHIP1226
526 km SSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).

* 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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