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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
WSW
15
W
5
NW
25
ENE
35
E
25
ESE
30
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
N
30
NNE
40
NE
35
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
 cm 
7
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
min°C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
chill°C 
-13
-14
-13
-16
-19
-16
-18
-18
-17
-13
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-17
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
350
250
350
100
100
50
50
50
200
150
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-12-12-13-14-14-13-14-12-11-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-8-8-9-8-9-10-9-9-10-8-7-6-7-7-7-7-6-7-1-1-2-1-1-3-1-1-3-20-1-1-1-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
3:21
3:18
3:16
3:15
3:13
3:11
Sunset
10:15
10:17
10:21
10:23
10:25
10:29

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Rain
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (93 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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