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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
NE
25
E
25
ESE
15
SW
30
SW
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
35
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
25
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
5
WSW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NW
 cm 
1
1
1
2
6
6
1
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
min°C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
chill°C 
-15
-16
-17
-15
-18
-16
-14
-13
-12
-11
-7
-8
-12
-10
-5
-8
-9
-8
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
150
300
0
0
100
200
300
350
400
Cloud base (m)
0
150
450
50
100
50
0
0
100
750
300
1300
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-13-14-14-13-11-9-7-7-7-6-5-5-6-7-7-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-7-5-4-4-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-2-1-301111-1011122
Sunrise
3:18
3:16
3:15
3:13
3:11
3:09
Sunset
10:17
10:21
10:23
10:25
10:29
10:31

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b299E62S
113 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 55).
- km
hy2b298E62S
129 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
- km
hy2b299E61S
153 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 48).
- km
hy2b297E62S
157 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 75).
- 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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