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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
50
W
55
W
80
SW
70
SW
55
WSW
30
WNW
75
NW
100
W
95
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
60
W
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
5
max °C
-8
-8
-6
-3
-1
-1
0
-2
1
0
-3
0
-2
-4
-5
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-5
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-3
-4
-6
-4
-2
-4
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-11
-12
-10
-12
-10
-14
-16
-19
-15
-11
-14
0
0
0
0
350
0
1050
550
750
950
400
400
600
350
50
100
450
300
Cloud base (m)
50
600
50
0
50
100
250
0
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Sunrise
7:35
7:37
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
Sunset
6:30
6:27
6:23
6:20
6:16
6:14

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Light snow.
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
85
Severe gales from the SSW
(85 kph at 210).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATC291E63S
475 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC291E62S
476 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC292E61S
499 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 198).
- 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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