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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
45
WNW
60
SW
55
SW
65
SW
90
WSW
100
W
100
W
80
W
75
WSW
70
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
3
2
1
0.2
0.9
0.1
max °C
-10
-8
-1
1
3
4
2
1
1
-2
-1
-1
2
3
2
-8
-7
-9
min °C
-10
-9
-7
1
2
3
1
1
-3
-3
-1
-1
1
2
-7
-8
-7
-11
-18
-17
-14
-6
-6
-4
-8
-7
-13
-13
-10
-9
-9
-8
-20
-21
-19
-24
0
0
0
0
2000
2100
1950
1550
700
250
300
0
1500
1700
450
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
50
50
50
0
0
50
7050
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-502210-4-6-5-3-10-5-11-10-12-10-9-413421-1-3-1-123-3-8-7-10-8-7-411323211-13320-1-3
Sunrise
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
9:55
Sunset
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00
3:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
thunderstorm
Clouds dissolving.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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