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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
max °C
-5
-2
-2
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-7
-4
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-17
-11
-9
-10
-16
-13
-12
-10
-11
-12
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-16
-19
0
250
550
350
150
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-6-5-6-9-11-10-11-11-11-12-12-11-12-12-13-13-6-3-2-3-5-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-8-9-9-1221100-1-3-4-3-2-1-3-3-3-3
Sunrise
8:44
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
Sunset
5:13
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:00
4:58

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
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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