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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
75
NE
85
E
50
SE
20
SW
15
NNW
55
NNE
70
NNE
60
NW
75
NW
65
WNW
30
NNW
85
NNW
60
NW
70
NW
20
N
25
NNE
60
WSW
9
9
3
9
5
2
3
1
2
6
7
max °C
-3
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-1
-4
min °C
-4
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-1
-4
-5
-4
-2
-5
-15
-23
-20
-14
-10
-17
-16
-13
-16
-16
-14
-11
-14
-17
-10
-8
-14
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
350
300
300
800
350
450
300
350
200
Cloud base (m)
200
450
0
200
0
250
50
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Sunrise
7:56
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:07
Sunset
6:07
6:04
6:00
5:57
5:53
5:51

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
-5° C
light snow
Snow grains.
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
52 minutes ago
-7° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
93
Stormy winds from the NE
(93 kph at 50).
0.9 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP9895
862 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4660
862 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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