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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 08 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
35
NE
75
E
60
E
50
E
40
E
15
SE
15
S
15
S
25
S
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
75
SW
75
WSW
60
W
1
6
12
9
2
0.2
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-4
-7
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-7
-5
-3
0
2
1
0
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-5
-4
-2
1
-1
-2
-14
-14
-13
-16
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-19
-19
-20
-11
-9
-8
-8
-11
-11
200
200
200
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1900
1500
650
Cloud base (m)
50
150
400
300
300
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-7-7-10-12-14-15-16-16-16-12-8-6-31-2-5-5-5-4-5-8-10-11-11-12-12-12-9-5-4-120-11211-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-300223
Sunrise
5:00
5:03
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:16
Sunset
9:24
9:22
9:19
9:15
9:13
9:08

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri 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
SHIP721
15 km S
-m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
SHIP117
16 km S
-m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
SHIP829
16 km S
-m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
SHIP2361
19 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
- km
SHIP4213
19 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
SHIP1169
19 km SSW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
SHIP2892
19 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
SHIP8470
19 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
SHIP4474
19 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
SHIP6244
19 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
- 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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