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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
km/h
15
ESE
40
SSW
45
SW
60
SW
10
WSW
30
SSE
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
60
W
95
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
2
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.8
max °C
-15
-12
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-8
-8
-8
-3
-1
1
3
3
4
3
min °C
-15
-15
-10
-12
-14
-14
-15
-14
-8
-8
-7
-1
1
3
3
4
-1
-23
-26
-21
-25
-27
-25
-22
-24
-16
-15
-13
-9
-6
-4
-4
-3
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2150
2050
2050
1750
Cloud base (m)
150
100
350
250
1550
100
550
450
100
150
0
0
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
Sunset
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 100).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 190).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
26 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured

* 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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