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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
km/h
65
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
60
SW
80
WSW
90
SW
50
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
20
SSW
5
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
40
W
50
W
55
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
0.1
0.1
max °C
3
2
0
-1
-4
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
-4
-7
-3
-1
min °C
3
0
-1
-2
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-5
-3
-4
-6
-8
-5
-2
-5
-7
-10
-12
-21
-21
-16
-18
-18
-14
-8
-11
-10
-14
-16
-20
-15
-10
2350
1750
600
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
100
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
0
300
100
500
700
0
50
50
100
0
50
50
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:48
9:49
9:52
9:55
9:56
10:00
Sunset
4:04
4:01
4:00
3:57
3:56
3:53

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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 3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the WSW 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.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
0.4 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
hy2b308E61S
507 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b308E60S
516 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 292).
- 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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