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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
100
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
65
SW
40
WSW
25
ESE
35
SW
55
SW
35
SW
5
W
55
E
35
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
55
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.8
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-16
-13
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-10
-7
-3
2
4
3
3
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-16
-16
-11
-9
-12
-13
-13
-11
-8
-5
0
3
3
2
-29
-29
-28
-28
-25
-26
-28
-23
-19
-24
-25
-24
-17
-16
-13
-8
-4
-5
-6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2100
2250
1850
Cloud base (m)
350
50
150
350
200
100
300
350
400
150
350
700
200
150
250
50
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:32
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
Sunset
4:19
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c298E62S
121 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 235).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c297E62S
160 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 235).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c298E61S
182 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 232).
- 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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