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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
NNW
55
W
60
NW
55
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
NNW
5
N
45
W
40
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
55
NW
45
N
35
NNE
3
6
1
0.2
0.4
max °C
3
3
5
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
0
0
min °C
2
2
4
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
1
0
-1
-3
-6
-3
-7
-9
-6
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-7
-8
-8
2200
1550
1850
1600
800
1100
1000
750
650
450
250
450
500
600
1300
1200
600
Cloud base (m)
0
0
400
550
250
300
0
350
0
100
0
100
350
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
212-2-4-4-4-6-5-6-8-7-7-6-3-3-333510-1-1-2-2-3-4-3-3-210-134544444322334331
Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:45
Sunset
7:46
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34
7:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

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 Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun 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
light rain
Continuous heavy drizzle.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP27
330 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
SHIP14
330 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
SHIP405
330 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).

* 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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