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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
0
150
150
0
200
100
km/h
70
W
95
SW
80
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
15
N
40
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
E
20
ESE
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
2
1
1
7
2
5
2
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-2
-3
-6
-7
-8
-11
-18
-18
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-19
-16
min °C
-7
-4
-3
-7
-7
-9
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-18
-20
-20
 chill °C
-19
-16
-14
-19
-19
-22
-32
-30
-25
-26
-33
-30
-28
-29
-26
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu 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
ASCATC300E63S
40 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
41 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
54 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
74 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 271).
- km
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
83 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 338).
- km
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
-5°C
-
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC298E63S
96 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 329).
- 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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