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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the N by Sat morning).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
80
WSW
55
W
70
WSW
50
W
20
W
30
WSW
15
NNE
50
ENE
55
NE
60
E
15
SW
20
W
15
NNW
75
NNE
35
NW
70
NW
60
WNW
55
NNW
60
WNW
1
1
1
1
4
3
10
4
3
1
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-3
-3
-5
-1
0
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-3
-5
-5
-4
-1
-19
-15
-18
-18
-11
-14
-10
-18
-19
-21
-17
-16
-13
-19
-11
-16
-16
-14
-10
100
200
50
200
150
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
400
300
250
900
Cloud base (m)
200
100
1150
150
100
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:48
7:50
7:54
7:56
8:00
8:02
Sunset
6:14
6:09
6:07
6:04
6:00
5:57

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the N by Sat morning).

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
2° C
Mist
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: 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
2° C
-
76
Severe gales from the WNW
(76 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
rain showers
Rain showers.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 230).
0.1 km
ASCATB295E64S
280 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
281 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 261).
- 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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