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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
20
W
45
W
25
N
50
NNW
60
W
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
3
3
2
1
1
0.5
max °C
2
1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-4
-4
-1
0
1
0
0
0
0
min °C
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
-4
-5
-4
-3
0
1
0
0
0
-1
-6
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-14
-14
-13
-11
-5
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
1650
900
750
1000
800
600
1150
300
300
350
550
900
1300
1050
1100
1200
850
Cloud base (m)
400
50
200
50
200
450
50
50
0
0
0
0
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:45
6:48
Sunset
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:27

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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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue 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.
55 minutes ago
4° C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
55 minutes ago
7° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
80
Severe gales from the NNW
(80 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
55 minutes ago
5° C
-
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP164
307 km SSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 10).
SHIP22
307 km SSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 10).
SHIP7662
307 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
42
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 10).
- 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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