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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the E by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
55
NNW
60
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
5
ESE
35
W
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
20
NW
40
NNW
45
N
50
NE
50
ENE
55
E
2
3
1
6
max °C
5
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
0
1
0
0
-1
-3
min °C
4
1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-3
-6
-8
-5
-6
-11
-10
-8
-13
-13
-13
-13
-6
-6
-7
-10
-11
-14
1900
1600
800
900
950
650
650
600
400
300
350
400
650
1350
1100
800
700
250
Cloud base (m)
300
400
300
150
250
300
350
50
350
450
50
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:45
6:48
Sunset
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:27

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the E 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP1277
310 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 30).
SHIP7138
310 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 30).
SHIP2308
310 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 30).

* 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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