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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
SE
30
ENE
50
E
50
ESE
40
SE
25
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
8
3
1
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-14
-15
-18
-17
-17
-12
-9
-6
-4
-7
-10
-10
-11
-15
-14
-7
-11
-10
-10
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
350
350
0
150
150
0
0
0
50
150
250
50
Cloud base (m)
1350
550
350
500
0
0
100
450
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:58
2:59
3:00
3:01
3:03
3:05
Sunset
11:01
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
10:59

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP2243
158 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
SHIP3029
159 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP6487
159 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
SHIP3418
172 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5897
172 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP7080
172 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2246
172 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
SHIP7430
172 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C

* 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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