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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
65
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
60
SW
80
SW
90
SW
65
SW
75
WSW
65
SW
10
S
10
W
10
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.2
0.2
max °C
3
2
-1
-1
-3
-5
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
min °C
3
0
-1
-2
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-5
-7
-9
-12
-19
-20
-20
-21
-22
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-14
-14
-12
2300
1750
550
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
0
50
150
50
50
50
50
50
100
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-3-5-8-10-12-12-12-10-10-7-5-5-6-7-7-431-1-2-5-6-8-8-8-9-8-6-4-4-4-4-4-22321-1-2-2-1-3-7-6-8-6-5-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
9:48
9:49
9:52
9:55
9:56
10:00
Sunset
4:04
4:01
4:00
3:57
3:56
3:53

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, gales from the W 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Haze
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.9 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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