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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
30
N
35
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
35
SW
50
SW
55
SW
40
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
E
1
1
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-4
-5
min °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
-9
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-12
-12
-10
-13
350
550
450
350
300
50
150
250
250
150
300
200
450
950
500
450
250
0
Cloud base (m)
400
150
600
350
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:03
3:05
3:08
3:10
3:12
3:14
Sunset
11:00
10:59
10:58
10:55
10:54
10:53

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3058
208 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5094
208 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1952
208 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
SHIP7404
208 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° 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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