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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
50
ENE
60
E
40
E
10
SE
5
E
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
NW
30
N
40
N
30
N
 cm 
6
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
5
 mm 
max°C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
1
1
-4
-3
-4
min°C
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
0
1
-3
-4
-4
-5
chill°C 
-10
-12
-12
-16
-16
-14
-10
-5
-8
-10
-11
-12
-9
-7
-6
-11
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level (m
300
350
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
150
100
950
1350
850
300
350
200
Cloud base (m)
250
0
0
100
100
50
50
100
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-8-7-8-8-7-5-3-2-5-8-8-10-3-3-3-4-5-5-6-5-4-4-4-4-301-1-4-4-5121-1-10-2-100111222221
Sunrise
3:05
3:03
3:02
3:00
3:00
2:59
Sunset
10:37
10:38
10:40
10:44
10:45
10:47

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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
SHIP8804
70 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
42 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
42 minutes 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
-2° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1813
70 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP7633
70 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP8086
70 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
42 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud

* 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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