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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
WNW
45
WNW
100
WNW
90
NW
65
NW
40
N
40
WNW
20
W
15
NNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
N
45
N
50
N
15
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
55
WNW
1
1
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
max °C
-4
-2
2
2
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-4
-3
1
2
0
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
-3
-5
-4
-2
-4
-14
-12
-9
-7
-6
-14
-13
-9
-9
-13
-12
-10
-9
-10
-12
-11
-9
-14
300
450
1500
1450
1350
750
350
250
0
50
300
0
550
450
0
0
500
500
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
100
650
100
1350
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-6-2-1-3-5-8-7-7-8-8-7-5-6-7-7-6-7-4-3221-2-4-4-4-4-4-3-1-3-4-3-2-333554221112022-1033
Sunrise
8:10
8:12
8:15
8:18
8:21
8:23
Sunset
5:47
5:45
5:40
5:37
5:35
5:31

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Mist
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
40 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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