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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
SW
10
S
15
W
40
SW
5
ESE
10
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
35
W
25
NW
30
NNW
50
WNW
70
W
60
W
45
W
1
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
1
1
1
1
1
-2
-1
1
-4
-5
-4
-3
-16
-7
-7
-13
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-9
-7
-5
-15
-16
-14
-12
100
150
0
200
450
0
1400
1650
1700
1500
1500
1300
750
1550
500
300
350
250
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
100
50
0
0
50
150
100
250
300
50
0
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:20
3:24
3:27
3:29
3:31
3:34
Sunset
10:49
10:46
10:45
10:43
10:40
10:38

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
86 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b299E62S
92 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 245).
- km
SHIP6967
128 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP4860
128 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP2671
128 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° 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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