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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 18 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
W
25
N
10
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
 cm 
6
2
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
min°C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
chill°C 
-16
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-8
-8
-11
-8
-9
-7
-8
-11
-13
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
350
150
100
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2400
2250
2300
1650
200
200
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-13-13-12-12-11-10-8-7-6-6-5-6-7-7-8-9-10-9-9-9-8-8-7-6-7-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-5-4-3-6-4-2-4-2-1-5-2-1-212111-1
Sunrise
3:44
3:42
3:39
3:35
3:33
3:31
Sunset
9:47
9:51
9:53
9:57
10:00
10:02

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
93
Stormy winds from the S
(93 kph at 190).
34 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
Mist
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 220).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2733
259 km S
15m alt.
2 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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