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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, near gales from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
E
10
NE
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNE
30
N
55
NNE
30
NNE
25
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNE
50
ENE
40
NE
 cm 
1
2
9
1
2
1
2
3
 mm 
max°C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
min°C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
chill°C 
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-8
Freezing level (m
0
150
100
0
0
100
350
450
300
400
400
350
250
300
200
300
450
1250
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
150
100
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-7-6-5-4-4-5-7-7-9-9-9-8-6-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-3-21011011111322222212
Sunrise
3:02
3:00
3:00
2:59
2:58
2:57
Sunset
10:40
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:50
10:51

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, near gales from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NE by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Snow
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
34 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP6046
202 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP2811
202 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7426
202 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6689
202 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° 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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