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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WSW
35
SSW
30
SW
45
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
E
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
6
6
2
2
max °C
-11
-11
-9
-6
-5
-8
-8
-9
-12
-14
-16
-17
-18
-18
-15
-13
-9
-5
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-8
-5
-11
-8
-10
-13
-14
-17
-18
-18
-19
-18
-14
-11
-8
-20
-22
-23
-17
-14
-21
-17
-21
-23
-20
-24
-25
-28
-29
-28
-24
-20
-12
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
150
1500
150
0
600
50
0
200
200
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-11-10-13-12-14-16-19-21-23-22-22-19-15-13-9-11-11-10-7-5-10-8-10-13-14-17-18-18-19-17-14-10-7-4-3-3-20-4-4-5-6-8-10-11-12-13-15-12-7-9
Sunrise
10:30
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26

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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 -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
42 minutes ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
61 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
63 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
72 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 250).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
42 minutes ago
-5° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
42 minutes ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
42 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB299E63S
94 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
95 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
95 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 128).
- 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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