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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
30
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
NW
35
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
25
NW
40
NW
50
NW
55
W
60
WSW
45
WNW
70
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
0.2
max °C
-2
-1
0
3
3
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
-2
-2
0
min °C
-2
-2
-2
2
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
-3
-3
-2
-1
-9
-8
-7
-2
-4
-6
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-14
-12
-10
-10
0
0
350
1900
1900
1500
950
1650
2100
1950
1900
1900
1800
350
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800
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
50
250
50
100
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700
1750
50
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150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-221-1-1121110-4-5-4-3-2-2-13211243321-2-3-2-1-3-2112214463211112
Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:19
10:21
10:22
Sunset
3:41
3:38
3:37
3:37
3:34
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2c299E62S
107 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c302E63S
111 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c300E62S
124 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c298E62S
127 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c301E62S
132 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c303E63S
132 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 272).
- 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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