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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the N by Sat night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
km/h
15
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
NNW
55
NNW
80
NNW
30
W
45
WSW
70
SW
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3
1
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-6
-8
-6
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-9
-9
-14
-18
-20
-20
-17
-15
-12
-9
-10
-9
-10
-9
-10
-13
-14
-14
-20
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
300
100
150
200
200
250
300
300
150
0
0
0
250
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Sunrise
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:15
9:18
Sunset
4:45
4:44
4:40
4:37
4:35
4:31

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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 -4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the N by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes 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
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP6872
660 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3111
660 km S
15m alt.
2 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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