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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
S
45
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
15
W
15
N
20
S
30
S
50
SSE
60
SE
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
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3
2
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-15
-17
-14
-12
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-8
-12
-16
-17
-17
-13
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-16
-15
-14
-18
-20
-24
-26
-28
-26
-24
-17
-14
-14
-14
-16
-18
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
200
200
50
50
100
1850
1700
300
200
200
100
150
150
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Sunrise
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:04
9:07
Sunset
4:58
4:54
4:52
4:49
4:45
4:44

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the SSE by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
heavy snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP2185
655 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP8587
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP5070
657 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP6618
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7657
657 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP4202
657 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C

* 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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