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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
WSW
30
SW
0
NE
10
W
15
NW
20
WSW
5
S
5
NNE
40
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
40
NE
60
ENE
65
ENE
50
ENE
35
ENE
15
E
1
3
2
2
3
2
3
6
13
1
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-16
-16
-5
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-14
-13
-11
-14
-19
-20
-18
-15
-13
50
50
0
150
150
400
250
50
200
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-7-7-6-6-7-8-8-8-8-7-9-10-9-9-9-7-6-5-4-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-8-7-6-60-1111210221-1-2-2-2-1-1
Sunrise
4:54
4:56
5:00
5:03
5:07
Sunset
9:35
9:30
9:28
9:24
9:22
9:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6020
187 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP7024
187 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
SHIP7737
187 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP9554
187 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
SHIP8965
187 km S
15m alt.
3 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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