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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
km/h
55
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
15
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
30
ENE
30
E
0
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
45
W
80
WSW
80
SW
85
WNW
75
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
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3
4
1
2
2
6
1
1
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-3
-7
-9
-6
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-6
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
-11
-21
-21
-20
-15
-17
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-15
-23
-23
-20
-25
-25
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
150
150
250
350
0
50
50
50
200
150
500
300
250
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Sunrise
9:18
9:22
9:23
9:26
9:30
9:32
Sunset
4:31
4:30
4:27
4:23
4:22
4:19

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu 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.
4 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
rain showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
Mist
72
Gales from the N
(72 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light freezing drizzle.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
111
Extremely windy from the NNW
(111 kph at 330).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
93
Stormy winds from the NNW
(93 kph at 340).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB295E64S
313 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 258).
- 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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