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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
200
0
150
150
0
250
200
250
350
250
100
km/h
65
W
60
W
80
W
45
SW
10
SSE
5
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
10
S
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
85
WSW
85
WSW
85
SW
80
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-14
-20
-21
-22
-22
-18
-20
-20
-15
-8
-5
-2
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-14
-16
-21
-23
-23
-22
-20
-21
-20
-19
-11
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
 chill °C
-29
-32
-39
-33
-30
-22
-33
-33
-26
-30
-21
-15
-19
-19
-17
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14

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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c300E62S
89 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c298E62S
101 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c302E63S
116 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c299E62S
117 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 282).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c301E62S
132 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 268).
- 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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