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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
SE
35
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
60
SW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
5
SE
20
SSW
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
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3
1
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-14
-15
-10
-10
-11
-7
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-13
-15
-15
-14
-11
-11
-10
-7
-5
-7
-17
-17
-14
-15
-20
-18
-19
-16
-22
-24
-25
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
400
50
150
250
700
50
0
2300
2200
250
200
100
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Sunrise
8:55
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:04
Sunset
5:00
4:58
4:54
4:52
4:49
4:45

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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 -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the ESE
(76 kph at 120).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3542
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7855
657 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7987
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C

* 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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