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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
50
E
40
E
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
30
SW
55
WSW
50
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
6
3
1
2
1
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-11
-9
-8
-6
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
-1
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-4
-3
-1
0
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-2
-1
-26
-25
-22
-20
-17
-16
-13
-10
-9
-9
-8
-12
-11
-11
-14
-15
-11
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
850
950
650
550
600
350
250
600
750
Cloud base (m)
400
300
300
6000
100
0
50
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
Sunset
9:19
9:15
9:13
9:08
9:06
9:02

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E63S
52 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
57 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
59 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
65 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
68 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the ESE
(62 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
69 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 102).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
81 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ESE
(55 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
83 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 94).
- 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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