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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
N
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
NW
25
N
35
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
35
W
55
N
70
NNW
125
NW
95
WNW
60
WNW
6
1
4
4
3
3
5
3
3
1
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
-4
-6
-6
min °C
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-11
-13
-13
-12
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-14
-12
-14
-14
-17
-19
-19
-18
350
150
0
50
0
0
50
300
700
400
300
250
150
800
300
200
0
Cloud base (m)
250
100
50
50
0
300
50
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-10-9-9-8-7-6-5-8-9-10-7-7-9-11-11-3-5-6-5-5-5-4-3-2-4-5-5-3-3-5-6-720-1-1-1-101322123221
Sunrise
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
Sunset
5:37
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
72
Gales from the NNW
(72 kph at 330).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 340).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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