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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
km/h
45
WSW
15
SE
40
SSW
45
SW
30
SSW
0
WNW
30
E
45
SW
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
35
SW
50
W
55
W
90
WNW
85
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
1
3
0.6
1
0.3
max °C
-12
-15
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-9
-9
-7
-6
-3
2
3
4
4
-4
min °C
-12
-15
-16
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-9
-8
-7
-5
-1
2
3
-1
-6
-24
-23
-27
-22
-21
-22
-24
-25
-21
-17
-15
-13
-10
-8
-5
-4
-11
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2050
2000
2000
200
Cloud base (m)
250
400
350
350
250
50
650
300
1900
150
150
50
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
Sunset
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
74 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 224).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC299E63S
91 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
122 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 227).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC298E62S
138 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 232).
- 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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