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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
E
50
E
60
ESE
70
SE
45
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
20
W
 cm 
6
7
9
3
1
2
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
min°C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
chill°C 
-15
-17
-17
-18
-16
-13
-8
-8
-5
-10
-13
-13
-14
-12
-10
-12
-11
-14
Freezing level (m
100
100
50
50
100
100
250
250
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
50
0
Cloud base (m)
300
450
400
1350
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-9-9-9-7-7-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-5-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-711011111-100001000-1
Sunrise
2:56
2:55
2:55
2:54
2:54
2:54
Sunset
10:52
10:54
10:55
10:57
10:58
10:59

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
Mist
93
Stormy winds from the SE
(93 kph at 130).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSE
(81 kph at 160).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP7031
156 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP3428
156 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3486
156 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP3757
156 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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