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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
55
NNE
30
N
5
NNW
20
NE
25
W
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
50
NNE
40
NE
25
NE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
5
SE
25
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
 cm 
10
4
2
1
1
5
1
2
1
5
 mm 
max°C
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
min°C
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
chill°C 
-14
-12
-10
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-4
-10
-12
-14
Freezing level (m
0
50
150
50
200
200
300
350
400
350
250
0
0
300
0
150
300
150
Cloud base (m)
250
0
0
100
0
200
1400
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-8-9-8-9-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-6-6-5-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-11101122221012-1111
Sunrise
3:11
3:09
3:06
3:05
3:03
3:02
Sunset
10:29
10:31
10:34
10:37
10:38
10:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the NNE 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 40).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5081
87 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
55
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 100).
3.2 km
SHIP5903
87 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 100).
3.7 km
SHIP1178
87 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 100).
3.7 km
SHIP8481
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6739
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1176
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8354
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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