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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
km/h
35
SSW
35
SW
15
WSW
10
N
15
SSE
25
S
45
SSE
65
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
W
45
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
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3
2
max °C
-6
-6
-9
-14
-16
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-1
min °C
-6
-8
-13
-16
-17
-17
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
-15
-18
-18
-24
-27
-28
-22
-23
-17
-16
-16
-18
-19
-17
-17
-14
-13
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
200
300
450
Cloud base (m)
100
250
650
50
50
150
1900
1600
2400
300
200
200
200
100
150
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:04
9:07
9:11
Sunset
4:54
4:52
4:49
4:45
4:44
4:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
0.0 km
SHIP7970
655 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
ASCATC291E69S
801 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 205).
- km
SHIP2806
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP8675
657 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP6036
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP5814
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP8611
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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